Kubota v. Deere lawsuit

[Roy_N]

FYI, in today's Wall Street Journal, page A12, a brief article stated that a federal jury found Kubota did not infringe on a patent held by Deere & Co. Deere accused Kubota of copying the design of a "implement suspension mechanism" which was used to attach mowing equipment to a tractor. Deere sought up to $70 million in damages. The jury also decided that three of the five patent claims made by Deere on the invention were invalid.

Roy N
Rhode Island

 

[kofronj]

That's one reason you always try to settle these patent infringements cases out of court. You go in thinking you have the upper hand, and all of a sudden a jury decides your patents aren't valid (and they probably lack the expertise to make that decision).


The other reason is to keep the lawyers from making all that money...

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[gotrocks]

Yep, I remember something I heard a long time ago;

"You go into court like a pig and come out as Sausage."


PS
Keep leaning toward the 2910 I am really enjoying mine.