Redeye interview #2

The subsequent episode of the interview series featuring Jesper at Redeye has been released. This episode predominantly addresses the ongoing litigation involving Apple. — Stay tuned for next episode

Neonode – 993 dead and buried!

Shortly after the hearing, the three judges came out with a decision for 993. Three working days later! That’s quick.The decision was to Affirm the IPR boards decision, that the 993 patent is invalid. Hence, Neonode’s appeal failed. It is permissible to petition the Supreme Court, though they rarely hear patent cases, and only when […]

Neonode – Live hearing June 6

This Thursday the Appeal live hearing was conducted, covering all four cases:22-2134 Neonode Smartphone LLC v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. [993 IPR]23-2304 Neonode Smartphone LLC v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. [879 District Court]23-1464 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. v. Neonode Smartphone LLC [879 IPR by Samsung]23-1638 Google LLC v. Neonode Smartphone LLC [879 IPR by Google]The […]

Neonode (take 4) – Settlement?

What makes parties settle before trial? When do they normally settle? What is the driver for settlement? There are loads of statistics when it comes to settlement. For example data shows that 95-97% of all cases settle before trial ! Threat of injunction is by far the main driver for settlement. An injunction is a […]

Neonode (extra post) – Treble damages?

Everyone is talking about this so called “treble damages”. What is it? And how do you get it? It’s all related to so called willfull infringement.Willful patent infringement occurs when an infringing party is aware of the existence of a patent and intentionally infringes upon it despite this knowledge. The intent to infringe may be […]

Neonode (extra post) – Volumes?

So now I (and many others) have put a value on what can be expected per device. And I understand many of you don’t agree or understand my position. That’s fine, we can all have our own analysis and reason for landing on a particular number. Though remember that all this is hypothetical, we don’t […]

Neonode (take 3) – value and potential damages

Having previously looked at the infringement contentions, (the true) Million dollar question is now what is all this worth? How much can Neonode get? How much is Apple and Samsung willing to pay? To answer this, I believe you need to start looking from the bottom; how much value per device can Neonode get from […]