KXD Assets Seized by Philips for DVD Recorder Trademark Infringement
Philips DVD+Rewritable Trademark Enforced
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. v. KXD Technology, Inc., et al.
Case No. CV 05-1532 RLH (GWF)
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., or Royal Philips, successfully protected its intellectual property rights by filing a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada against the defendants Shenzhen Kaixinda Electronics Co. Ltd., KXD Technology, Inc., Shenzhen KXD Multimedia Co. Ltd., KXD Digital Entertainment Ltd., Astar Electronics, Inc., and Jingyi "James" Luo, based on their unauthorized sale and distribution of DVD players bearing Royal Philips' DVD+ReWritable & Design trademark. On August 1, 2007, the court granted Royal Philips' motion to freeze KXD's assets, including all real property and bank accounts. The court also ordered an impoundment of KXD's entire inventory, an assignment to Royal Philips of the outstanding payments owed to KXD by third party debtors and the certification and registration for execution of the court's order for civil contempt sanctions against KXD for enforcement in other jurisdictions. Finally, the court ordered KXD to repatriate all funds transferred to China during the litigation, to deposit those funds into a bank within the Central District of California and to disburse those funds only after giving notice to Royal Philips and upon obtaining court approval. The court's findings and conclusions in the order show that defendants should not play loose and fast with the federal courts of the United States.
Asset Freeze Ruling:
Asset Freeze RulingKXD Inventory Impounded:
KXD Inventory ImpoundedKXD China Funds Repatriated to Philips:
KXD China Funds Repatriated to PhilipsKXD's Customers Must Pay Philips:
KXD's Customers Must Pay Philips
