Rehco LLC v. Spin Master Ltd.

  1. February 11, 2021

    Spin Master Settles Contract Suit After $4M Verdict Tossed

    Spin Master Ltd. has settled a breach-of-contract claim brought against it by former partner Rehco LLC in a dispute over remote-controlled helicopter royalties, with the parties moving to jointly dismiss the case in Illinois federal court on Thursday.

  2. November 30, 2020

    Ill. Judge Cuts $4.1M Contract Award From Hover IP Verdict

    An Illinois federal judge on Monday ruled evidence doesn't support a jury's $4.1 million breach of contract award in a remote-controlled helicopter royalty dispute but kept intact the jury's $5.4 million patent infringement verdict.

  3. March 12, 2020

    Toy Co. Urges Judgment Despite $9.5M Hover IP Verdict

    Spin Master Ltd. argued in Illinois federal court Thursday that it should not be held to a $9.5 million jury verdict or any damages enhancement for infringing a rival's patents, saying the infringement claims weren't borne out during a trial.

  4. January 17, 2020

    Toy Co. Says Improper Closing 'Infected' $9M IP Verdict

    Spin Master Ltd. has asked an Illinois federal court for a new trial after a jury issued a $9.5 million verdict against it for infringing a former business partner's patents relating to hover toys and breaching their contract, saying errors prevented Spin Master from having a fair trial.

  5. December 23, 2019

    Toy Giant Stung By $9.5M Verdict For Taking Hover IP

    A jury hit Spin Master Ltd. with more than $9 million in damages in its determination that the toy company infringed a former business partner's patents relating to hover toys and breached their contract.

  6. December 10, 2019

    Hover Toys Intrude On Flying Toy Patent, Jury Hears

    A former longtime business partner of Spin Master Ltd., one of the largest toy companies in North America, laid out for a jury on Tuesday its claims that the Canadian company infringed its patents relating to hover toys, after the Federal Circuit vacated an earlier win for Spin Master.