Lighting Co. Kenall Gets 5% Royalty, No Lost Profits In IP Row
By Editorial Team
A recent ruling by a Chicago federal judge determined that a lighting manufacturing company, Kenall, is entitled to a 5% royalty for patent infringement by a competitor. The judge also specified that Kenall would not receive lost profits in this intellectual property dispute.
Following a bench trial, the judge instructed the involved parties to convene and calculate the exact amount owed in enhanced damages resulting from the patent infringement.
The case involved several patents related to selectively-extendable modular lighting fixtures, including patent numbers 8,550,656, RE45,563, and RE45,591. The litigation took place in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
Law firms representing the parties in this case included Benesch, Jansson Munger, and Marshall Gerstein.
Judge Thomas M. Durkin presided over the case and issued the ruling.
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