U.S. jury sides with Arista over Cisco in copyright battle

By Dan Levine SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A U.S. jury on Wednesday handed Arista Networks Inc a major win in a wide-ranging legal battle against Cisco Systems Inc, ruling that Arista owed no damages over Cisco's claims of copyright infringement. The jury in a San Jose, California federal court also found that Arista did not infringe a Cisco patent, a Cisco spokesperson said. The verdict is the latest in sprawling litigation between Cisco, a major networking equipment company, and Arista, a fast-gr