Federal Judge Adds 20% Penalty To Toner Counterfeiter GPI's U.S. Verdict. Canon Gets Enhanced Damages In Bottle Patent Suit.
By Cara Salvatore.
Law360 (February 23, 2018, 4:25 PM EST) — A Georgia federal judge has beefed up a jury's $4.4 million verdict for Canon Inc. over patented toner bottles, saying Thursday that a damages enhancement is warranted because willful infringement went on for some time.
U.S. District Judge Amy Totenberg awarded enhanced damages of 20 percent of the verdict that a jury gave Canon Inc. in November after a trial against bottle maker General Plastic Industrial Co. Ltd. and toner seller Color Imaging Inc. GPI was liable for $3.74 million and Color Imaging for $730,000…. To view the full article, register now. https://www.law360.com/ip/articles/1015574/canon-gets-enhanced-damages-in-bottle-patent-suit