In August 2024, OnPoint expert Dr. Gareth Macartney testified in the U.S. District Court in Waco, Texas, at a jury trial concerning the alleged infringement of three patents for artificial eyelash technology held by cosmetic company Lashify and invented by its founder Sahara Lotti. After a five-day trial, the jury found that Worldbeauty had infringed on Lashify’s patents, awarding $30.5 million in lost profit damages (the precise amount that Dr. Macartney had calculated and recommended), as well as $3.6 million in reasonable royalty damages (at a rate of 30% of sales) for the portion of accused product sales not covered by the lost profits award.
The case is Lashify Inc. v. Qingdao Lashbeauty Cosmetic Co., case number 6:22-cv-00776, in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas.