Knobbe Martens Guides Masimo to $634M Win Against Apple in Patent Infringement Case
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Masimo (NASDAQ: MASI) won a patent infringement verdict against Apple after an eight-day jury trial in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, with the jury awarding $634,313,913 in damages and finding infringement on all asserted claims.
The case is part of a long-running, multi-venue dispute between the companies; Knobbe Martens led Masimo's trial team and has secured other wins for Masimo, including an import ban on infringing Apple Watches at the U.S. International Trade Commission in early 2024.
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- $634,313,913 jury damages award
- Jury found infringement on all asserted claims
- Prior ITC import ban on infringing Apple Watches (early 2024)
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- Dispute remains ongoing in multiple venues
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Following an eight-day jury trial in the
More information on the win may be found here.
Commenting on the case, Knobbe Martens partner Steve Jensen said, "This verdict validates Masimo's persistence in protecting its intellectual property on its life-saving technology. It has been an honor to represent Masimo throughout this case, and for the last 32 years, and to obtain a result that validates the company's commitment to advancing patient care through innovation."
The Knobbe Martens team is led by Mr. Jensen. The jury trial was led by Brian Horne, with Brian Claassen, Sheila Swaroop and Joseph Re as other trial presenters. The team further included Nicholas Zovko, Perry Oldham, Kendall Loebbaka, Douglas Wentzel, Adam Powell, Daniel Hughes, Mark Kachner, Ben Shiroma,Laura Liebman, Melis Tirhi, Isabella Pestana and Rhett Ramsey. Sullivan and Cromwell partner Dustin Guzior and special counsel Laurie Stempler served as co-counsel on the case.
The patent was also procured by Knobbe Martens lawyers Jarom Kesler and John Grover. And, it was defended in an inter partes review filed by Apple at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board by Mr. Kesler and Joshua Stowell.
Knobbe Martens has delivered a number of successes for Masimo in its ongoing dispute with Apple. In early 2024, in a case before the
This is the latest in a series of recent successes for Knobbe Martens' industry-recognized patent litigation team, particularly on behalf of clients in the life sciences space. In September, a team from the firm led by Mr. Horne secured a noteworthy success on behalf of innovator Sigray, Inc. in an IP dispute involving groundbreaking x-ray technologies. Last month, the firm obtained a significant appellate victory for Edwards Lifesciences in a high-stakes patent infringement dispute involving prosthetic heart valve technology.
Learn more about the team's recent successes and accolades here.
About Knobbe Martens
Knobbe Martens protects the ideas that drive innovation and propel our world forward. As a leading intellectual property and technology law firm, clients worldwide rely on us to safeguard their products, brands, and technologies through strategic counsel and high-impact litigation. With offices across the
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