CHANDLER, AZ — Isola Group is expressing satisfaction with a recent jury finding that Taiwan Union Technology had directly and indirectly infringed key patents.

“We are extremely pleased with the jury’s verdict,” said Jeff McCreary, Isola president and CEO. “The jury’s verdict is the culmination of more than three years of litigation by Isola. It reaffirms the strength of our patents and the company’s commitment to protecting and defending our intellectual property.”

The US District Court in Arizona jury awarded Isola USA damages of $11.5 million for lost profits and reasonable royalty damages. The jury’s unanimous finding of willful infringement also means the Court has discretion to treble the damages awarded to Isola, and to award attorney’s fees and costs to the company, Isola noted in an announcement.

The products found to infringe were TUC’s TU-872 laminate and prepreg products. The jury also unanimously found that Isola’s patents were valid and that TUC’s infringement was willful.

The Isola patents at issue in the case were US patent nos. 6,509,414 (“Epoxy Resin, Styrene-Maleic Anhydride Copolymer and Co-Crosslinking Agent”) and 8,022,140 (“Copolymer of Styrene and Maleic Anhydride Comprising an Epoxy Resin Composition and A Co-Cross-Linking Agent”).

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