Robins Kaplan LLP announced today that it secured a $67 million jury verdict on behalf of clients Longitude Licensing Ltd. and 138 East LCD Advancements Ltd. against BOE Technology Group Co., one of the world's largest display manufacturers.
Following a trial in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, the jury found that BOE willfully infringed three patents related to liquid crystal display (LCD) technology. The patents cover semiconductor devices and methods for configuring pixel electrode orientations in displays used in computers, monitors, and televisions.
The jury awarded approximately $29 million for infringement of each of two patents and approximately $7.5 million for the third patent, totaling $66.9 million in damages. The jury also determined that BOE failed to prove the patents were invalid.
The patents-in-suit (U.S. Patent Nos. 7,705,948; 8,223,093; and 10,181,462) were originally developed by Seiko Epson Corp. and later became part of the portfolio managed by 138 East LCD Advancements and licensed by Longitude.
Longitude filed suit in November 2023, alleging that BOE was aware of the patents through 13 licensing meetings beginning in January 2020.
The Robins Kaplan trial team included Aaron Fahrenkrog, Emily Tremblay, Benjamen Linden, Samuel LaRoque, William Jones, and Diana Kawka.
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