In one of the first willful infringement verdicts since Seagate, U.S. Philips Corporation wins over $100 million

Finnegan won two major victories for U.S. Philips Corporation: the first against KXD Technology, Inc., the second against International Norcent Technology, Inc. In both cases, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California found willful infringement of Philips’s patents directed to DVD technology and awarded Philips monetary damages. In the KXD case, Philips was awarded more than $91 million in trebled damages and interest, a permanent injunction, and attorney’s fees and litigation expenses. In the Norcent patent infringement action, the jury returned a verdict that found the Norcent defendants liable for willful patent infringement and awarded Philips $12.8 million.