Quanta Hit With $52M Verdict In Disc Patent Suit

Law360, New York (July 07, 2009) -- A federal jury in Texas has awarded $52 million to Japan-based LaserDynamics Inc., finding that Quanta Computer Inc. infringed the company’s patent covering computer technology to recognize a CD or DVD.

A jury in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas on Monday found that Quanta contributed to or induced infringement of LaserDynamics’ patent and that the infringement...