Navigation Greenberg Traurig Secures Victory for Shenzhen Kinwong in $50 Million Trademark Case
A team of litigators from global law firm Greenberg Traurig, P.A. secured a trial victory in a $50 million trademark infringement and counterfeiting case on behalf of Shenzhen Kinwong, a China-based company that is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of printed circuit boards (PCBs).
Nearly two years after a month-long bench trial which took place from April-May 2023, U.S. District Judge Roy K. Altman of the Southern District of Florida entered a ruling in Kinwong’s favor April 4 in Shenzhen Kinwong Electronics Co. v. Rishi Kukreja et al., Case: 18-cv-61550-ALTMAN/Hunt. In the 92-page order, Judge Altman found that Fort Lauderdale-based PCB distribution company Circuitronix LLC (CTX) and its principal Rishi Kukreja had committed fraud on the United States Patent and Trademark Office by stealing Kinwong’s mark and registering it as its own in the United States.
Altman called the case “exceptional” under the Lanham Act and found that CTX had illegally passed off and infringed on Kinwong’s trademarked products. As a result of the decision, Kinwong won back the ownership of its valuable trademark in the United States. In addition, Judge Altman awarded Kinwong millions in damages and found that Kinwong was entitled to recover its attorneys’ fees and costs.
