We successfully defended Google against patent claims brought in the Northern District of California by LookSmart, which targeted Google’s search technology. The court dismissed the case, finding the patent was abstract under Section 101.

We represented secure networking company Fortinet, winning a complete defense verdict after a four-week jury trial in Santa Clara Superior Court where plaintiff Alorica sought compensatory damages of more than $200 million, plus additional enhancements for punitive damages. The jury found that Fortinet was not liable on Alorica’s claims of fraud and breach of warranty. KVP was retained a few months before the trial date, and in short order the defense team obtained several favorable pretrial rulings. Prior to the jury verdict, the KVP team also obtained directed verdicts on punitive damages and plaintiff’s largest claim for compensatory damages.

We are currently defending Western Digital/Sandisk against patent claims brought by PolarisPowerLED that target flash memory controller technology.