Hyundai, Kia ordered to pay $28.9 mln for patent infringement in U.S.
Oct 2, 2015
Hyundai Motor Co. and its affiliate Kia Motors Corp. have been ordered by a U.S. federal jury to pay $28.9 million for the infringement of patents related to hybrid engines, company officials said Friday. The jury in a Baltimore court rejected the argument by the two South Korean auto giants that the patents owned by Paice are not valid and concluded that the infringement was "intentional." The suit filed by the Baltimore-based company in 2012 focused on the possible infringement of the patent