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E.D. Tex.

Affinity Labs of Texas, LLC v. BMW North America, LLC et al, No. 9:08-cv-00164 (E.D. Tex. Mar. 28, 2011)

Granted in Part
Damages Willfulness
Court
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Lufkin Division
Case No.
No. 9:08-cv-00164, Dkt. No. 550
Decided
March 28, 2011
Judge
Ron Clark, J.
Document
Memorandum Opinion and Order
Docket Entry
MEMORANDUM OPINION and ORDER Re: Damages for Post-Judgment Sales of Infringing Products. The Court will assess an ongoing post-judgment royalty rate of $14.50 per accused vehicle sold for which there is a corresponding sale of a Hyundai/Kia…
Length
20 pages

From the Opinion

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Re: DAMAGES FOR POST-JUDGMENT SALES OF INFRINGING PRODUCTS Plaintiff Affinity Labs of Texas, LLC (“Affinity”) asserted infringement of two patents directed toward a system and method for connecting and integrating a portable electronic device, such as an MP3 player, with a second electronic device, such as a car’s sound system. At trial, the jury found that the asserted claims of U.S. Patent No. 7,324,833 (“the ‘833 patent”) and U.S. Patent No. 7,634,228 (“the ‘228 patent”) were infringed.

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