September 28, 2012
Whirlpool Corp. and LG Electronics Inc. have put to rest a series of long-running disputes over refrigerator patents, with the parties having agreed to settle three separate infringement cases in Delaware and New Jersey federal courts, the companies said on Friday.
September 29, 2011
A Delaware federal judge on Thursday ruled that LG Electronics USA Inc. did not infringe a refrigerator patent held by Whirlpool Corp., saying the design of a new LG refrigerator had not changed and therefore the noninfringement ruling in a related suit would stand. (A previous version of this article incorrectly indicated that Judge Sleet had entered a new judgment of noninfringement for LG.)