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Oil-Dri Corporation of America v. Nestle Purina Petcare Company

  1. April 01, 2019

    Nestle Inks Post-Trial Settlement After $3M Tidy Cat Verdict

    Oil-Dri Corp. of America and Nestle Purina Petcare Co. have reached a confidential settlement days after an Illinois federal jury awarded Oil-Dri $3 million in its lawsuit accusing Nestle Purina of selling Tidy Cat litter that infringes its clay particle patent.

  2. March 26, 2019

    Nestle Purina Hit With $3M IP Verdict Over Tidy Cats Litter

    An Illinois federal jury on Tuesday awarded $3 million to Oil-Dri Corp. of America over its claims that Nestle Purina Pet Care Co.'s Tidy Cats line of clumping litter infringes a clay particle patent it has held since 1999.

  3. March 18, 2019

    Nestle Purina's Litter Infringes Rival's Patent, Jury Hears

    Nestle Purina Petcare Co. has made nearly $1 billion in profits selling its Tidy Cats line of clumping cat litter that infringes a clay particle patent held by a competitor, an Illinois federal jury heard Monday.

  4. October 16, 2018

    Purina, Attys Sanctioned For 'Gamesmanship' In Cat Litter Suit

    An Illinois federal judge has sanctioned lawyers for Nestle Purina Petcare Co. for "gamesmanship" during the deposition of a key witness in its cat litter patent fight against a competitor.

  5. August 07, 2017

    Purina Barred From Some Arguments In Cat Litter Patent Fight

    Nestle Purina PetCare Co. can attack an Oil-Dri Corp. of America cat litter patent on various grounds that it included in a petition for inter partes review, an Illinois federal judge has ruled, but the judge said certain arguments left out of the petition are off-limits.