United Catalysts turns to Finnegan to reverse an unfavorable judgment and $80 million in damages

United Catalysts retained Finnegan upon receiving an unfavorable judgment of infringement in the district court following a jury trial. The lower court had awarded United Catalysts’ competitor, Southern Clay Products, Inc., over $80 million in damages and fees for infringement of two patents related to organoclays. On appeal, the Federal Circuit vacated the judgment, invalidated one of the patents-in-suit, and remanded the case for consideration of the invalidity of the second patent.