Enhanced Damages Denied in Halo Remand

​Following remand, the court again denied plaintiff's motion for enhanced damages because defendant was not a "pirate." "Enhanced damages remain an exceptional tool meant to punish patent 'pirates' -- companies that intentionally infringe with no regard for a plaintiff’s rights. The record reveals that [defendant] is no pirate. Its defense strategies were questionable, which is reflected in the jury’s verdict against it. But [defendant] offers ample evidence that: (1) when it learned of [plaintiff's] patent [defendant] investigated whether its products infringed, (2) [defendant] pursued non-frivolous defenses at trial, and (3) [defendant] had a basis to subjectively believe it was not infringing [plaintiff's] patent throughout this litigation and prior."

Halo Electronics, Inc. v. Bel Fuse Inc., et al, 2-07-cv-00331 (NVD September 6, 2017, Order) (Gordon, USDJ)