Cochlear Loses $131.2 Million Verdict in Patent Lawsuit
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Cochlear Ltd., an Australian maker of hearing implants, lost a infringement trial over patents related to the devices in Los Angeles, with the jury awarding $131.2 million in damages to the Alfred E. Mann Foundation for Scientific Research.
The jury found that a group of Cochlear’s implants, sound processors and software infringed two of the foundation’s patents, according to the verdict yesterday in federal court. The jury also found that the infringement was willful and rejected Cochlear’s argument that the patents were invalid.