HIGH POINT — Manwah USA has sent a letter to its retail customers challenging allegations made by Raffel Systems in a recent press conference related to a patent infringement suit between the two companies. In a June 30 press conference announcing the hiring of Lanny Davis, former counsel to President Bill Clinton, Raffel announced that Davis’s firm, Davis Goldberg & Galper PLLC, will be pursuing investigations into “illegal and unfair trade practices” with the Federal Trade Commission and the International Trade Commission.
In mid-June, a federal jury awarded Raffel $8.7 million in damages and an additional $97.5 million in punitive damages for what they found to be Manwah’s willful trade dress infringement, misappropriation of trade dress, false patent marketing and willful patent infringement of Raffel’s patented, lighted cupholder, according to the ruling.
Manwah had previously said that it would appeal the ruling.
Manwah’s letter, obtained by Furniture Today, addresses what Manwah describes as “false claims” and “the outlandish nature of Raffel’s post trial efforts,” and it outlines a series of what the motion manufacturer describes as “corrections.”
Dear Valued Customers,
With a reputation for excellence and innovation earned over three decades, Man Wah stands firmly behind the quality and integrity of both our furniture and our business practices. As you may be aware, Raffel Systems, a former supplier of...
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