After years of back-and-forth courtroom battles, a Florida judge awarded Florence-based Kona Ice $532,905 in damages from a rival business. In 2017, Kona Ice, a mobile shaved ice franchise, sued competitor Tikiz for “willful patent infringement.” Initially, Kosa sued Tikiz franchise owners for allegedly adding a self-service flavor dispenser called the FlavorWave, which Kona owned […]
