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Cobalt Boats, LLC v. Sea Ray Boats, Inc.
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December 12, 2018
'Swim Step' Redesign Doesn't Infringe Patent, Judge Says
After ordering Brunswick Corp. to pay $5.4 million to Cobalt Boats LLC for infringing its patent on "swim steps" for boats, a Virginia federal judge has found that Brunswick's redesigned swim steps do not infringe the patent because the product is no longer based on a spring-based or locking mechanism.
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October 31, 2017
Brunswick Hit With $2.5M In Fees For 'Misconduct' In IP Suit
A Virginia federal judge on Tuesday effectively doubled Cobalt Boats LLC's damages and awarded $2.5 million in attorneys' fees after finding that Brunswick Corp. not only infringed Cobalt's patent on a boat step but also, through a "pattern of misconduct," dragged out the patent suit unnecessarily.
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July 21, 2017
Boat Co. Seeks Retrial Under TC Heartland After $2.7M Loss
Brunswick Corp. asked a Virginia federal court on Friday for a new trial after it was found to have infringed Cobalt Boats LLC's patent on a boat step and ordered to pay $2.7 million in damages, asserting that the venue was improper under the U.S. Supreme Court's TC Heartland decision in May.
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June 22, 2017
Boat Co. Wins $2.7M Verdict After TC Heartland Move Failed
A boat company won a $2.7 million verdict in a patent suit against Brunswick Corp. after Brunswick failed in its quest to move the suit from Virginia to Tennessee after the U.S. Supreme Court's TC Heartland decision, according to a verdict form filed Wednesday.
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June 12, 2017
CORRECTED: Boat Co. Dismissed On Trial's Eve After TC Heartland Battle
Cobalt Boats agreed Sunday, on the eve of trial, to dismiss Sea Ray Boats from a suit alleging it and parent company Brunswick infringe a "retractable swim step" patent, two days after the Federal Circuit refused to direct a Virginia federal court to transfer the case.
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June 09, 2017
Fed. Circ. Refuses To Move Patent Suit Under TC Heartland
A split Federal Circuit on Friday denied Sea Ray Boats' request that it direct a Virginia federal court to transfer a patent infringement case set for trial Monday in light of the U.S. Supreme Court's TC Heartland decision.
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June 07, 2017
Va. Judge Won't Move Boat Co.'s Suit After TC Heartland
Sea Ray Boats lost its bid to move a patent infringement case from rival Cobalt Boats in light of the U.S. Supreme Court's TC Heartland decision when a Virginia federal judge ruled Wednesday that the defendants had already missed their chance to fight the venue, setting the stage for a trial next week.
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May 31, 2017
Citing TC Heartland, Boat Co. Wants Case Moved Before Trial
Less than two weeks before a scheduled trial, Sea Ray Boats moved Tuesday to transfer rival Cobalt Boats' patent suit against it from Virginia to Tennessee, saying the U.S. Supreme Court's TC Heartland decision means the Virginia court cannot hear the case.