A federal judge tripled damages awarded Omega Patents, to $1.8 mi...
A federal judge tripled damages awarded Omega Patents, to $1.8 million, following a jury finding that Directed Electronics and 2 other companies infringed its patents. U.S. Dist. Court Judge Anne Conway, Orlando, also granted Omega’s request for attorneys fees…
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and grant a preliminary injunction barring Directed from selling products containing the infringing technology, Directed said. The patents applied to data communications bus devices that include interfaces for remotely controlling some motor vehicle functions. Directed said its sales of products containing the technology were $2.9 million in 2006, less than 1% of its total revenue. Omega sued Fortin Audio Radio and Importel in 2004, and Directed was added a year later. Trial began in Jan. and Omega won a $600,000 jury award Feb. 12, Directed said.