May 09, 2024
A Wisconsin business and a Hong Kong furniture maker are looking to end their long-winding patent and trade dress dispute over cup holders, years after a jury handed the Badger State company a $100 million award that was later significantly reduced by the court.
August 07, 2023
A federal magistrate judge has agreed to permanently block Hong Kong furniture maker Man Wah Holdings Ltd. from selling a cup holder that a jury said infringed a Wisconsin company's patent.
May 12, 2023
A federal magistrate judge has reduced a $100 million verdict against Hong Kong furniture maker Man Wah Holdings Ltd. to about $15 million following a jury's finding that it infringed a Wisconsin company's patent as well as misappropriated its trade dress for a multifunctional lighted cup holder.
June 17, 2022
A Wisconsin federal jury on Friday slapped Hong Kong furniture maker Man Wah Holdings Ltd. with a $100 million verdict for infringing a Wisconsin company's patent as well as misappropriating its trade dress for a multifunctional lighted cup holder.