Compaq Computer v. eMachines

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In 1999, Compaq Computer Corporation sued eMachines, Inc. and its Korean suppliers, TriGem Computer and Korea Data Systems, for infringement of thirteen Compaq patents.

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In 1999, Compaq Computer Corporation sued eMachines, Inc. and its Korean suppliers, TriGem Computer and Korea Data Systems, for infringement of thirteen Compaq patents. In the suit, Compaq sought both lost profits and reasonable royalty damages for the infringement.

The court decided that nine of the thirteen Compaq patents had been infringed, and entered a permanent injunction barring eMachines from further infringement of two of the patents.

Compaq’s counsel retained Cecil Quillen, a senior advisor of Cornerstone Research, to provide expert analysis and testimony as to the appropriate reasonable royalty rate for the infringement. Mr. Quillen submitted an expert report and was deposed as to his opinions. After Compaq’s counsel filed summary judgment motions, the court decided that nine of the thirteen Compaq patents had been infringed, and entered a permanent injunction barring eMachines from further infringement of two of the patents. Following the decision, Mr. Quillen submitted supplemental expert reports. The case settled prior to trial.