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Aspen Networks, Womble Bond Dickinson Team Win $190 Million Patent Infringement Case
Jun 23 2026
Womble Bond Dickinson client Aspen Networks Inc. won a $190 million patent infringement case against Verizon Wireless.
Womble client Aspen Networks developed and patented the technology claimed in U.S. Patent No. 8,009,554, which allows calls to reliably switch between Wi-Fi and cellular networks. In December 2023, the company sued Verizon, claiming Verizon’s voice-over Wi-Fi, or VoWi-Fi, service infringes the ’554 patent.
On June 19, a jury in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas agreed that Verizon had infringed all six asserted claims of the ’554 Patent and failed to show that any of those claims are invalid. The jury then awarded Aspen a $190 million judgement based on Verizon’s cost savings from implementing the claimed technology on its nationwide network. Similar claims remain pending against T-Mobile and AT&T Wireless.
A Womble Bond Dickinson team led by Barry Herman, Fabio Marino, Preston Heard, and Christine Dupriest represented Aspen Networks in this case. The Womble team also included attorneys John Perry, Julie Giardina, Jace Williams, and Chris Nyberg. Eric Findlay of Findlay Craft PC also represented Aspen Networks in this case.
This decision has received significant media coverage, including:
Law360— EDTX Jury Says Verizon Wireless Owes $190M In Patent Trial;
Texas Lawbook—EDTX Jury Slaps Verizon with $190M Infringement Verdict;
Bloomberg Law—Verizon Unit Owes Aspen $190 Million for Infringing Wi-Fi Patent.
