Careful Market Model Plus Clever Trial Tactic Secures $345 Million Damages

Business Valuation UpdateVol. 18 No. 1
Legal and Court Case Update
January 2012

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Versata Software, Inc. v. SAP America, Inc. (I)
2011 WL 4017941 (E.D. Tex.)
September 9, 2011
US
Federal Court
Texas
District Court
Neeraj Gupta, Chris Blackwell, Roy Weinstein (plaintiff) and Michael Wagner (defendant)
Everingham

Summary

Court upholds $345 million lost profits/reasonable royalty award for patented software infringement based on careful market reconstruction and calculations by plaintiff’s team of four experts.

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Versata Software, Inc. v. SAP America, Inc. (I)

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Court upholds $345 million lost profits/reasonable royalty award for patented software infringement based on careful market reconstruction and calculations by plaintiff's team of four experts.

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