Lead trial attorney Sean M. Kneafsey successfully obtained a judgment of patent non-infringement following a court trial in the case of Kuen HWA Traffic Indus. Co., v. DNA Motor, Inc, in the United States District Court, Central District of California, Western Division in Los Angeles. The Kneafsey firm represented the defendant, DNA Motor, Inc., who was accused by the Plaintiff of selling an vehicle headlight that willfully infringed the Plaintiff’s patented design. The Kneafsey Firm was brought in as trial counsel immediately prior to commencement of the trial. Not only did The Kneafsey Firm successfully defend the claim if willful patent infringement, The Kneafsey Firm obtained a judgment finding that there was no infringement at all.
Kneafsey Firm Obtains $3+ Million Award Following Patent Infringement Jury Trial
Sean Kneafsey obtained a $3+ million award following a patent infringement jury trial in the United States District Court for the Central District of California. The jury awarded $1 million dollars in lost profits and found willful patent infringement. The judge found the defendant's patent infringement "egregious" and enhanced the damages to $3 million. In addition, the judge awarded attorneys fees, interest, and issued a permanent injunction. An recent article regarding the case can be found here.
Kneafsey Firm Obtains $5 Million Patent Infringement Settlement and Defeats Patent Invalidity Claims
The Kneafsey Firm successfully prosecuted a patent infringement suit on behalf of EBS Automotive Services, a small family owned company, whose patented technology had been infringed by Illinois Tool Works, Inc. (dba Wynn's"), a $13 billion Fortune 500 Company, based on a Wynn's copying of EBS' machine that removes and replaces brake fluid in an automobile.