December 03, 2022 I Legal
Judgement Finds InMusic Infringed Roland’s Drum Tech Patents
Roland has announced that a judgment has been rendered by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida in the lawsuit which Roland filed against inMusic Brands.
On August 19, 2016, Roland filed a patent infringement lawsuit against inMusic in the Federal Court for the Central District of California. The case was later transferred to the Federal Court for the Southern District of Florida. Roland alleged that electronic drums and electronic cymbals sold by inMusic under the Alesis brand in the United States infringed on several Roland patents.
On Nov. 17, the jury rendered a verdict finding that all five of Roland’s patents, which inMusic claimed to be invalid, were found to be valid, and all four of Roland’s patents, which Roland asserted were infringed, were found be infringed by inMusic. On Nov. 18, 2022, the jury rendered a damages verdict finding damages in the amount $4.6 million to Roland as compensation for inMusic’s infringement. On Nov. 21, the court rendered a final judgment upholding the jury’s verdicts.
In a statement, Roland said it will continue to “vigorously enforce its intellectual property rights.”
