Pavo Solutions LLC v. Kingston Technology Company, Inc

  1. February 16, 2021

    Pavo's $7.5M Patent Win Against Kingston Upped By $3.7M

    A California federal judge Tuesday boosted Pavo Solutions' $7.5 million jury win against Kingston Technology by 50%, adding $3.7 million after finding several factors weighed in favor of enhancement, including Kingston's failure to take remedial action after learning that Pavo had alleged infringement of its USB design.

  2. September 11, 2020

    'Reckless' Kingston Uses IP System As 'Doorman,' Judge Told

    Pavo Solutions urged a California federal judge Friday to triple a $7.5 million patent infringement verdict levied against Kingston Technology over a USB design, saying the "reckless" company showed a total disregard for intellectual property law and turned the IP system into its "doorman."

  3. August 10, 2020

    Kingston Can't Slash $7.5M Jury Verdict In USB Patent Case

    A California federal judge has rejected challenges related to a jury's finding that Kingston Technology Co. Inc.'s USB flash memory device with a "swiveling" cover infringed a patent owned by Pavo Solutions LLC and declined to slash the jury's $7.5 million award.

  4. April 13, 2020

    Pavo Tired Of Kingston's 'Excuses' To Avoid Tripling IP Verdict

    Pavo Solutions has told a California federal judge that Kingston Technology's arguments to stop the court from tripling a $7.5 million patent infringement verdict are simply "excuses" and at times "just plain false."

  5. April 03, 2020

    Kingston Calls Bid To Triple $7.5M Patent Verdict 'Outlandish'

    Kingston Technology Co. Inc. has told a California federal judge that Pavo Solutions LLC's bid to triple a $7.5 million jury award for infringing a USB patent is based on "outlandish accusations and over-the-top rhetoric," so it should either pay a much smaller amount or escape the verdict altogether.

  6. March 20, 2020

    USB IP Owner Wants $7.5M Verdict Against Kingston Tripled

    Pavo Solutions LLC has asked a California federal judge to triple a $7.5 million jury award against Kingston Technology Company Inc. for willfully infringing a USB patent, saying Kingston made "the litigation as difficult as possible," ignoring "merit, its discovery obligations, [and] the truth."

  7. March 17, 2020

    Calif. Jury Hits Kingston With $7.5M Verdict In USB IP Case

    Kingston Technology Company Inc. is on the hook for $7.5 million in damages after a California federal jury found its popular USB flash memory device with a "swiveling" cover infringed a patent owned by South Korean company Pavo Solutions LLC.

  8. March 04, 2020

    Kingston Made $93M With Infringing USB Cover, Jury Told

    Kingston Technology made tens of millions of dollars in profits and $233 million in sales of a popular USB flash memory device with a "swiveling" cover by infringing a patent owned by a South Korean company, a California jury was told during opening arguments of a federal trial Wednesday.