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LG Electronics MobileComm U.S.A.
Xiaowen, et al.
Finnegan’s longstanding client LG Electronics won a major victory in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, which awarded more than $168 million in damages in a trademark counterfeiting case against nearly 20 companies accused of selling counterfeit and knock-off LG headsets. Although the Lanham Act gives courts broad discretion in determining the amount of statutory damages—allowing damages of anywhere from $200,000 to $2 million per mark if the counterfeiting is found to be willful—the court decided to award the statutory maximum of $2 million per mark given the strength and recognition of the LG brand and TONE™ products. Notably, the ruling has considerable teeth, as it came with a provision ordering financial payment providers to hand over funds previously frozen under the court’s preliminary injunction order.
LG Electronics MobileComm U.S.A. v. Xiaowen, et al., 3:16-cv-01162, S.D. Cal., Judges Sammartino, Stormes
Uniloc 2017 LLC v. LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc., et al.
LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc., et al.
Uniloc USA Inc et al. v. LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc. et al.
LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc. et al.
LG Electronics, Inc. v. Hitachi, Ltd.
LG Electronics
Maytag Corp. v. LG Electronics Inc.
LG Electronics Inc.
Jury finds non-infringement and non-willfulness in LG Electronics refrigerator patents case
LG Electronics
Affinity Labs of Texas, LLC v. LG Electronics, Inc.
LG Electronics, Inc.
Virginia Innovation Sciences, Inc. v. LG Electronics, Inc.
LG Electronics, Inc.
Uniloc USA Inc. et al. v. LG Electronics USA Inc. et al.
LG Electronics USA Inc. et al.
REC Software USA, Inc. v. LG Electronics USA, Inc.
LG Electronics USA, Inc.
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