Top 10 Largest Initial Patent Damages Awards: 1995-2009.(Hindsight)(Table)(Brief article)(Company rankings)

 Top 10 Largest Initial Patent Damages Awards: 1995-2009  YEAR    DEFENDANT             PLAINTIFF  2009    Abbott Laboratories   Centocor Ortho Biotech 2007    Microsoft             Lucent 2003    Microsoft             Eolas Technologies 2008    Boston Scientific     Bruce N. Saffran M.D. 2009    Microsoft             Uniloc U.S.A.  2008    Gateway               Lucent 2006    Hynix                 Rambus 2009    Microsoft             i4i Limited Partnership  2008    Boston Scientific     Medtronic 2007    Medtronic             DePuy Spine  YEAR    TECHNOLOGY                   AWARD  2009    Arthritis drugs              $1.8 billion 2007    MP3 technology               $1.5 billion 2003    Internet Browser             $521 million 2008    Drug-eluting stents          $432 million 2009    Software licensing           $388 million         technology  2008    Data entry technology        $368 million 2006    Memory chips                 $307 million 2009    Electronic document          $277 million         manipulation technology  2008    Balloon-dilation catheters   $250 million 2007    Spinal implant device        $226 million  Source: PricewaterhouseCoopers' 2010 Patent Litigation Study