26 Mar 2012
STEWART V FRANMARA INC. HC AK CIV-2011-404-2584
- Citation
- openlaw-ddeafc92_3470_4805_8905_0591ea849f9c.pdf
- Court
- High Court
The Court finds the defendant breached the confidentiality agreement and infringed the plaintiff's New Zealand patent by manufacturing and marketing a bottle opener that copies the invention; plaintiff is entitled to damages assessed as a reasonable royalty of US$133,000 per annum from 23 September 2005 to 26 March 2012 (total US$864,500), interest at specified rates for the infringement period, and costs; jurisdiction to adjudicate the US patent claim and the California unfair competition claim is reserved for further submissions.