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Lufthansa’s UK award in seat charger patent case to grow by $5.74 million

By Melissa Ritti ( April 30, 2025, 14:22 GMT | Insight) -- The UK High Court said today courts of equity have jurisdiction to award interest in equity on an accounting of profits in intellectual property disputes. While such awards “may well be” unnecessary where infringement is “recent and continuing,” Judge Thomas Leech said he found “no obvious reason why an infringer should not be required to pay interest where the infringement is historic.” Lufthansa Technik AG won an additional $5.74 million as a result, on top of its prior $11.89 million award for infringement of an in-seat power supply patent by Astronics Advanced Electronic Systems, Safran Seats GB Zodiac Seats UK and Panasonic Avionics Corp.Lufthansa Technik AG has again prevailed before the UK High Court of Appeal in a patent infringement case against three defendants associated with the “EmPower” and “IFE” in-seat power supply systems....

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