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Dell, Inc.

'Dual Display' Patent Infringement

Date: 07/07/2006 (Date of Filing)

Misconduct Type: Intellectual Property

Enforcement Agency: Non-Governmental

Contracting Party: None

Court Type: Civil

Amount: $380,000

Disposition: Judgment Against Defendant

Synopsis: Mass Engineered Design, Inc. filed a complaint against Dell and three other companies alleging infringement of its “Dual Display” computer monitor system patent. In November 2008 the jury returned a verdict in favor of Mass Engineered Design. The jury unanimously found infringement and awarded a total of $3 million in damages, $500,000 of which was attributed to Dell. The jury also ruled in favor of Dell on its patent infringement counter-claim against Mass Engineered Design and awarded $120,000 in damages.