Verizon wins summary judgement in patent dispute [telecom]

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You Can't Clasp That: Judge Schofield Finds No Infringement Under Doctrine of Equivalents Due To Prosecution History Estoppel

By Lewis Popovski & George Soussou

On July 16, 2020, United States District Court Judge Lorna G. Schofield granted summary judgment of non-infringement for Defendant Verizon Services Corp ("Verizon"). Pro se plaintiff Chikezie Ottah ("Ottah") sued Verizon for patent infringement, alleging that Verizon's Jotto Desk Universal Laptop Mount ("the Accused Product") infringed U.S. Patent No. 7,152,840 ("the '840 patent").