AP Racing Cost-Effective Damage Recovery THE ISSUE Our client, AP Racing (a subsidiary of the world’s leading motorsport and performance car brake manufacturer, Freni Brembo), brought a claim for patent infringement against Alcon Components Limited. AP Racing’s patent protects its leading RadiCal family of calipers, released in 2007. Alcon introduced a similar range in 2009, which were taken up by a number of NASCAR teams. HOW WE ACHIEVED OUR CLIENT’S GOAL Kempner & Partners has secured a landmark £500,000 patent infringement damages award for AP Racing. The case wasn’t straightforward. The team faced a number of hurdles in securing the victory, including the fact that all of Alcon’s sales were made in the US and not the UK, and the patent was initially held to be

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