Gibson Dunn Team Scores Significant Patent Trial Win by Securing a Rare Directed Verdict for Client Cisco

Firm News  |  January 22, 2025

A Gibson Dunn trial team won a directed verdict – before closing arguments – on a motion for judgment as a matter of law for client Cisco in a patent infringement trial that had sought more than $120 million in damages. Defense wins like this are exceedingly rare during patent trials.

The ruling capped off a complete defense victory over the course of the entire case: The plaintiff originally filed suit in 2022 with five asserted patents, and the Gibson Dunn team was able to whittle the case down by defeating multiple patents through motion practice, including winning two Rule 12(c) motions invalidating patents as ineligible under Section 101, and winning summary judgment of noninfringement of another patent, before winning the rest of the case during trial. The plaintiff had sought more than $376,000,000 in damages, which Gibson Dunn knocked down to approximately $120,000,000 before trial and to $0 at trial.

The Gibson Dunn trial team included partners Brian Rosenthal and Stuart Rosenberg with associates Audrey Yang, Emily Whitcher, Allen Kathir, Jaclyn Hellreich and Erin Kim.

The case is Corrigent Corp. v. Cisco Systems Inc., case number 6:22-cv-00396, in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas.