WBIP, LLC v. Kohler Co.

  1. September 11, 2014

    K&L Gates, Engine Co. Win $1.6M Fees From Kohler In IP Suit

    A Massachusetts federal judge has awarded engine maker Westerbeke Corp. and its attorneys from K&L Gates LLP $1.66 million in attorneys' fees in the company's patent suit against rival Kohler Co., after ruling that Kohler's infringement of marine power generator patents was willful.

  2. August 14, 2013

    Judge Won't Ban Kohler Generators Despite Patent Suit Loss

    A Massachusetts federal judge refused Monday to bar Kohler Co. from making marine power generators that a jury found infringed WBIP LLC's patents, but also declined to overturn the jury's $9.6 million verdict against the company.

  3. June 19, 2013

    Kohler Asks Judge To Throw Out $9.6M Patent Verdict

    Kohler Co. on Tuesday asked a Massachusetts federal judge to throw out a $9.6 million jury verdict finding that its marine power generators include patent-infringing exhaust systems designed to reduce emissions, arguing the jury was unfairly prejudiced by references to allegedly defective and dangerous Kohler products.

  4. May 17, 2013

    Kohler Ordered To Pay $9.6M In Generator Patent Trial

    A Massachusetts federal jury on Wednesday ordered Kohler Co. to pay $9.6 million in damages after finding the company's marine power generators include patent-infringing exhaust systems designed to reduce emissions.