DCS Communications v. General Instruments
GDCS claimed that Next Level, acquired by General Instruments in 1995, developed certain technology for a partnership between DCS and Next Level, and that the technology was then transferred and used by Next Level for business expansion. General Instruments paid DCS Communications Corporation $140 million. This figure included $10 million in punitive damages.

FONAR v. General Electric
General Electric was found to have infringed on two patents held by the FONAR Corporation that related to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technology. FONAR won $128.7 million from GE, representing ten times FONAR's 1996 earnings of $13.1 million.

Honeywell v. Minolta
Honeywell won more than $250 million from eight camera manufacturers, due to infringement of Honeywell's auto focus technology. Honeywell received a settlement from Minolta for $128 million and then sued seven other camera manufacturers, who settled for a combined $124 million.

Trovan v. Pfizer
Trovan Ltd. sued Pfizer, Inc. for trademark infringement infringement for misappropriating their "Trovan" trademark. Trovan has used the trademark for ten years, and in 1998, Pfizer marketed an antibiotic using the Trovan name in spite of a lawsuit filed by Trovan in late 1997. Trovan was awarded $143 million, one of the largest published trademark infringement awards to date.