SPEX Urges Federal Circuit to Revert Slashed $1 IP Win to $553M

By Editorial Team

SPEX Technologies Inc. is urging the Federal Circuit to reinstate the $553 million award it initially secured against Western Digital for patent infringement. This comes after a California federal judge reduced the award to just one dollar.

The case involves a patent dispute between SPEX Technologies Inc. and Western Digital. SPEX had originally been awarded $553 million in damages for patent infringement by Western Digital. However, a California federal judge later lowered this amount to a mere one dollar.

SPEX is now seeking to have the original $553 million award reinstated by appealing to the Federal Circuit. The outcome of this appeal will be crucial in determining the final amount of damages that Western Digital will be required to pay to SPEX.

For more information on this case and updates on the appeal process, stay tuned for further developments.