Willis Electric Co., Ltd. v. Polygroup Limited et al

  1. June 24, 2024

    Bid To Undo $71M Christmas Tree Patent Verdict Rejected

    A Minnesota federal judge on Monday rejected a posttrial motion by Polygroup Ltd. seeking to overturn a $71.4 million judgment against it for infringing rival Willis Electric Co Ltd.'s artificial Christmas tree patent, saying the company failed to show that the verdict was against the clear weight of the evidence.

  2. March 11, 2024

    Judge Won't Enhance $42.5M Christmas Tree Verdict

    A federal judge in Minneapolis held that evidence of "copying" is not enough to "definitively show egregious infringement" in a dispute over lights used in artificial Christmas trees that led to one of the largest patent verdicts in the history of Minnesota federal court.

  3. January 19, 2024

    Christmas Tree Lights Co. Lands $42M Patent Verdict In Minn.

    Lawyers for Taiwanese Christmas lights company Willis Electric say they've scored the largest patent verdict in the history of a Minnesota federal court against a rival in Hong Kong that touts itself as the world's largest maker of artificial Christmas trees.

  4. March 06, 2020

    Xmas Tree Co. Seeks To Avoid Depos In HK, Citing COVID-19

    Citing the COVID-19 outbreak, a company tangled in a patent dispute over artificial Christmas trees is fighting an order to hold depositions in Hong Kong, saying it's unfair to make its attorneys "choose between risking [their] health" and proper representation.

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