The presiding judge in a patent infringement trial won by Caldwell Cassady & Curry on behalf of SVV Technology Innovations Inc. has declined a motion to nullify the jury’s $10.3 million verdict against Acer Inc.
The case focused on Acer’s infringement of four SVV Technology patents covering optical film used in computer screens and monitors. Caldwell Cassady & Curry’s Daniel Pearson and Seth Reich took leading roles in the 2024 trial with crucial support from fellow firm principal Aisha Mahmood Haley.
“We are glad that neither the jurors nor the judge was persuaded by Acer’s arguments to try to dodge responsibility,” says Mr. Pearson.
The seven-member jury before the Hon. Judge Alan Albright found Acer liable for willfully infringing SVV Technology’s U.S. Patent No. 10,838,135, No. 8,740,397, No. 10,797,191, and No. 10,868,205.
Acer asked Judge Albright to order a new trial and throw out the Waco jury’s entire award. In an order issued June 9, 2026, Judge Albright denied both motions and cited the “great weight of the evidence” presented at trial.
The order references trial evidence that SVV Technology had sent a 2021 letter to Acer about the contested patents and “… rather than mitigate its alleged infringement, Acer continued to sell the infringing products for years …”.