US Philips Corp. v. Iwasaki Elec. Co., Ltd.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON POST-VERDICT MOTIONS

P. KEVIN CASTEL, District Judge:

These are the Court’s rulings on post-verdict motions in an action by plaintiff U.S. Philips Corporation (“Philips”) against defendant Iwasaki Electric Company, Ltd. (“Iwasaki”) asserting infringement of a patent in the field of high-pressure mercury-vapor discharge lamps used in laptop projectors and rear-screen televisions. The jury found that Philips had proven by a preponderance of the evidence that Iwasaki’s accused lamps infringe claim 1 of U.S. Patent No. 5,109,181 (the “'181 patent”) and that Iwasaki actively…