Panel Affirms:  Settlement Released Patent Defendants From Infringement Liability

Mealey's (May 28, 2020, 9:33 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a May 8 ruling unsealed May 27, the Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals upheld a Texas federal judge’s determination that a settlement between a patent owner and Fujitsu Limited had the effect of releasing Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc. (ALU) and Cisco Systems Inc. from liability for infringement (Oyster Optics LLC v. Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc., et al., Nos. 2019-1255, -1257, Fed. Cir.)....