Obtained Permanent Injunction for Sea Doo Sea Scooter Manufacturer

Stradling's intellectual property team successfully obtained a permanent injunction for Sea Doo Sea Scooter manufacturer, Hydrodynamic Industrial Co. Ltd., in a patent infringement case. Following a jury verdict in favor of Hydrodynamic that Green Max willfully infringed Hydrodynamic’s patent, a California Federal Judge confirmed the Jury’s verdict and issued a permanent injunction enjoining Defendant Green Max Distributors, Inc. from selling its X-treme sea scooters. The Judge found that, among other things, Green Max’s inferior product may damage Hydrodynamic’s reputation and compromise public safety. Hydrodynamic has filed a motion to recover attorneys’ fees and treble damages, one of the first in the Central District of California following the Supreme Court’s April 2013 decision in Octane Fitness that has relaxed the standard for seeking attorneys’ fees in patent infringement actions. For more detail click here.