Panasonic : Announces Settlement of US$17.5 Million Judgment Against Getac for Infringement of Design Patents on TOUGHBOOK® Detachable Laptops
January 09, 2023 at 09:07 pm EST
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Osaka, Japan, January 10, 2023-Panasonic Holdings Corporation ("Panasonic") announced today that it has reached a settlement with Getac Technology Corp. and Getac, Inc. ("Getac") resolving Panasonic's US$17.5 million patent infringement judgment against Getac, Inc.
Panasonic commenced legal proceedings in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, case number 8:19-cv-01118, in June 2019, asserting that Getac's K120 and UX10 products infringed three Panasonic design patents, U.S. Design Patent Nos. D756,998; D766,232; and D785,634 (the "Asserted Patents").
Subsequently, on June 8, 2022, the jury returned a verdict in favor of Panasonic, confirming the validity of all the Asserted Patents, finding willful infringement by Getac's K120 and UX10 products, and awarding Panasonic US$17,515,616. The District Court entered judgment accordingly on July 15, 2022.
The Asserted Patents protect the creativity and innovation of Panasonic's designs such as its TOUGHBOOK® CF-20, the rugged detachable laptop, for which Panasonic has received multiple design awards. Getac began selling its K120 and UX10 products after Panasonic launched its CF-20 and TOUGHBOOK® CF-33 models.
Under the settlement agreement, Getac has agreed to stop selling its accused K120 and UX10 products in the United States after February 1, 2023.
"We are gratified with the judgment and resulting resolution. Panasonic is proud to be an innovator and will continue to actively protect its intellectual property," said Kiyotaka Yamamoto, Managing Director, Mobile Solutions Business Division of Panasonic Connect Co., Ltd.
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Panasonic Holdings Corporation (formerly Panasonic Corporation) specializes in manufacturing and marketing of consumer electronic equipments. Net sales (including intragroup) break down by family of products as follows:
- domestic equipments, appliances and audiovisual equipment (42.5%): lighting devices, photovoltaic devices, wiring devices, health and care devices, furnishing materials, air conditioning and ventilation equipments, air purifiers, refrigerators, air conditioners, washing machines, dryers, vacuum cleaners, irons, microwaves, fans, cooking appliances, dishwashers, TVs, digital cameras, audio and video equipment, fixed telephones, showcases, etc.;
- electronic and electromechanical components (13.2%): relays, switches, power supply systems, industrial motors and sensors, capacitors, coils, resistors, materials for electronic circuits, semiconductors, LCD panels, etc.;
- automotive multimedia equipment and electronic accessories (12.4%);
- avionics, industrial automation, communication and entertainment systems (10.8%): in-flight entertainment and communication systems, electronic component assembly machines, welding equipment, projectors, professional audio-visual systems, computers, tablets, mobile communication systems and equipment, etc.;
- energy storage systems (8.9%): cylindrical lithium-ion batteries, dry batteries, primary/secondary lithium batteries, nickel-metal hydride batteries, lithium-ion batteries, energy storage modules and systems;
- other (12.2%).
Net sales break down geographically as follows: Japan (43.2%), China (13.4%), Asia (14.7%), Americas (18.7%) and Europe (10%).
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