Virginia Federal Judge Orders Cisco To Pay $1.9 Billion In Patent Row

Mealey's (October 15, 2020, 7:50 AM EDT) -- NORFOLK, Va. — Four patents relating to cybersecurity are valid and willfully infringed by Cisco Systems Inc., a federal judge in Virginia concluded Oct. 5, awarding the patent owner $1.88 billion in reasonable royalty damages and $13.7 million in prejudgment interest, for a total award of $1,903,239,287.50 (Centripetal Networks Inc. v. Cisco Systems Inc., No. 18-94, E.D. Va., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 184695)....