Russ August & Kabat attorneys Benjamin T. Wang, Andrew D. Weiss, Adam S. Hoffman, Jacob R. Buczko, and Minna Y. Chan won a jury verdict for their client, Pavo Solutions, LLC, against Kingston Technology Company, Inc. for damages of approximately $7.5 million for Kingston’s infringement of U.S. Patent No. 6,926,544. The ’544 patent relates to a USB flash memory drive with a swivel cover design. The jury found that Kingston infringed all asserted claims of the ’544 patent and further, that Kingston’s infringement was willful. The Court will determine the amount of enhanced damages to award Pavo for Kingston’s willful infringement at a later date.
The trial was held in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, before the Honorable Josephine Staton. The case is Pavo Solutions LLC v. Kingston Technology Company Inc., Case No. 8:14-cv-01352. Kingston was represented by Juanita Brooks, David Hoffman, David Morris, Nicole Williams, and Brianna Chamberlin of Fish & Richardson PC.