DuPont v. Kolon Industries
DuPont v. Kolon Industries is an intellectual property lawsuit centering on the allegation that Kolon Industries (of 코오롱그룹), a South Korea-based company, stole trade secrets concerning the production and marketing of Kevlar from DuPont, an American chemical company. Kevlar is a high strength synthetic fiber used in applications as diverse as bicycle tires and body armor. On September 14, 2011, a jury found in favour of DuPont and awarded damages of $919.9 million. A 2015 settlement reduced the damages to $275 million.
| DuPont v. Kolon Industries | |
|---|---|
| Court | United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia |
| Full case name | E. I. Du Pont De Nemours and Company v. Kolon Industries, Incorporated |
| Decided | September 14, 2011 |
| Docket nos. | 3:09-cv-00058 |
| Case history | |
| Prior action(s) | Counterclaims dismissed, 683 F. Supp. 2d 401, 688 F. Supp. 2d 443 (E.D. Va. 2009); reversed, E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co. v. Kolon Indus., Inc., 637 F.3d 435 (4th Cir. 2011); spoliation motion granted, 803 F. Supp. 2d 469 (E.D. Va. 2011). |
| Subsequent action(s) | Permanent injunction granted, 894 F. Supp. 2d 691 (E.D. Va. 2012); dismissal of antitrust counterclaims affirmed, 748 F.3d 160 (4th Cir. 2014); cert. denied, 135 S. Ct. 437 (2014); verdict reversed, E.I. DuPont De Nemours & Co. v. Kolon Indus., Inc., 564 F. App'x 710 (4th Cir. 2014); cert. denied, 135 S. Ct. 439 (2014). |
| Court membership | |
| Judge(s) sitting | Robert E. Payne |
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