Winston Victory Among “Top 100 Verdicts of 2009”

In March 2010, Verdict Search, a publication of ALM Media, named Winston & Strawn’s success in OPTi, Inc. v. Apple, Inc. to its list of “Top 100 Verdicts of 2009.” Winston & Strawn represented OPTi, a company that was formerly the leading manufacturer of core logic chipsets, in a patent infringement suit brought against Apple, Inc. The case sought to enforce OPTi’s patents on key features of the PCI bus, which is ubiquitous in personal computers and servers. After prevailing on the only contested Markman issue and securing a rare summary judgment of infringement, OPTi prevailed in an April 2009 jury trial in Marshall, Texas. The jury awarded OPTi 100 percent of the $19 million OPTi had requested as damages. Apple’s post-trial motions seeking to overturn the jury’s liability and damages verdict were denied.