Economic testimony supports defense verdict 

CRA’s Chris Bakewell was engaged as an economic damages and licensing expert on behalf of Cloudflare in a Texas district court. Bakewell contributed to the successful defense by helping demonstrate that the plaintiff’s “licensing program” was not legitimate, and that its outdated patents were irrelevant to Cloudflare’s modern infrastructure. The jury sided with Cloudflare, declaring no infringement and invalidating the plaintiff’s asserted patents. Ultimately, the situation reversed: the plaintiff ended up paying Cloudflare and donating its entire patent portfolio to the public.