Citing Erroneous Claim Construction, Federal Circuit Vacates $12.3 Million Award

Mealey's (March 22, 2018, 3:11 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — Because a jury’s verdict of infringement was premised on an incorrect claim construction by a California federal judge, the Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on March 22 vacated a $12.3 million damage award in the case, as well as the judge’s award of supplemental damages (Cave Consulting Group v. OptumInsight Inc., No. 17-1060, Fed. Cir.)....