Law360 has included the full Federal U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals' EcoFactor v. Google decision among its top patent decisions from the first half of 2025. In the rare en banc decision, the Federal Circuit ordered a new damages trial in a patent suit against Google and found that a $20 million verdict was based on unreliable expert testimony. Law360 quoted attorneys who say the outcome will likely spur more challenges to patent damages theories.
Keker, Van Nest & Peters has represented Google since the trial in Texas. The team appealed the trial court’s decision on damages to the Federal Circuit, and successfully petitioned for the en banc review. The Keker team included Robert A. Van Nest, Leo Lam, Eugene M. Paige, R. Adam Lauridsen, Kristin E. Hucek, and Stephanie J. Goldberg.
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