Mattel wins patent suit against Safety 1st

El Segundo-based Mattel Inc.’s Fisher-Price unit won $1.32 million in damages from the Safety 1st unit of Canadian Dorel Industries Inc., bringing to $2.32 million its court awards for infringement of patents on baby bassinets and bouncers.

A jury in federal court in Wilmington, Del., added the damages to a $1-million award levied by another panel in 2003.

The jury said Safety 1st’s infringement was intentional, giving U.S. District Judge Gregory Sleet the option of tripling the damages to more than $6 million.