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Awarding Huge Patent Lawsuit Damages

Trademark infringement is a serious crime anywhere in the world and is taken particularly seriously in the online casino gambling industry. Several cases in recent years have involved US companies seeking patent litigation in the US courts – the only problem is that many foreign online casinos refuse to step foot on US soil for fear of arrest for US gambling activities prior to the enactment of the UIGEA. The international media is now clamoring with the recently released information that indicates that Party Gaming could face damages payments of as much as $287 million to WMS Gaming for alleged trademark infringement.

Party Gaming previously lost the initial trademark infringement court case as a result of a default judgment because Party Gaming did not even acknowledge the lawsuit let alone send a representative or lawyer to present information to the courts. The initial lawsuit payment though was well below the $287 million requested – a mere $2.67 million in damages. The US Court of Appeals on the other hand apparently awarded WMS Gaming the requested more than $297 million in damages according to initial reports from the online caisno gambling industry.

There is no indication about Party Gaming’s reaction to the court’s ruling as the online casino gambling group has yet to even acknowledge any of the trademark litigation officially. Party Gaming has really spent efforts over the past year trying to repair relations with the US government – this announcement could throw a wrench in those plans. Party Gaming has been working with US authorities to seek official reprieve from all online casino gambling operations that Party Gaming administered in the US prior to the UIGEA in late 2006.