Ethox Chemical LLC et al v. Coca-Cola Company, The

  1. November 03, 2015

    Shook Hardy, Coke Slam Ethox's $3.5M Fee Bid In IP Case

    Coca-Cola and its attorneys at Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP on Monday blasted Ethox Chemical's bid for $3.5 million in attorneys' fees in a dispute over inventor rights in a packaging patent, disputing Ethox's claim that the attorneys committed misconduct and accusing it of taking "unreasonable" positions.

  2. October 15, 2015

    Coke, Shook Hardy Should Pay For 'Misconduct,' Court Told

    Following a judge's ruling last month that an Ethox Chemical LLC employee should be added as an inventor of a Coca-Cola packaging patent, Ethox moved Wednesday for $3.5 million in attorneys' fees over what it called "inexcusable" misconduct by Coca-Cola and its attorneys from Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP.

  3. October 01, 2015

    Coca-Cola Must Give Packaging Co-Inventor Credit For Patent

    A South Carolina federal judge on Wednesday determined after a four-day bench trial that the employee of a chemical company should be named as the co-inventor of a Coca-Cola packaging patent.

  4. December 10, 2013

    Coca-Cola Says Co. Can't Seek Monetary Damages In IP Row

    The Coca-Cola Co. urged a South Carolina federal court Monday to dismiss monetary damages claims by a company asserting that its employee is entitled to co-inventorship of a Coca-Cola packaging patent, saying damages are either foreclosed by the contract between the companies or preempted by federal law.

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