Whirlpool Counterstrikes In Cold War Against LG

Law360, New York (May 01, 2008, 12:00 AM ET) -- Appliance giant Whirlpool Corp. has fired back at LG Electronics USA Inc., accusing the rival of infringing four more of the company's refrigerator patents as claims and counterclaims continue to fly in the duo's long-standing intellectual property war.

Whirlpool revealed Thursday that it had decided to broaden the scope of a pending lawsuit with the South Korean electronics and appliance manufacturer, marking another chapter in the pair's increasingly chaotic and litigious history.

“Whirlpool Corporation is again taking aggressive legal steps to vigorously protect our proprietary products...
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