Munchkin’s $8M Trial Damages Bid A ‘Double Dip,’ Rival Says

By Editorial Team

Baby product maker TOMY International argued Friday that an Illinois federal judge shouldn’t allow Munchkin Inc. to “double dip” and get more than $8 million in enhanced damages after jurors found TOMY infringed two patents for a spill-proof cup, saying its conduct was not egregious enough to justify it and that its competitor wants duplicative damages stemming from the same acts of infringement.

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• Response
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Related Sections:

• Illinois
• Intellectual Property
• Retail & E-Commerce
• Trials

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Law Firms:

• Husch Blackwell
• Lathrop GPM

Companies:

• Munchkin Inc.
• TOMY Company Ltd.

Government Agencies:

• U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
• U.S. Supreme Court

Patents:

• 9,888,796 – Non-spill drinking container
• D744,281 – Container

Judge Analytics powered by Lex Machina®:

• Charles P. Kocoras

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