March 27, 2019
A Texas federal judge doubled a jury award to $24.5 million and tacked on $4.75 million in attorney fees and expenses for a toy company that won a case against Telebrands Corp. for infringing two patents on a water balloon device, finding the infringer's misconduct in the case wasted court resources.
October 05, 2018
A Texas federal judge on Friday said that Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. and two other companies cannot dismiss a patent infringement lawsuit Tinnus Enterprises and another company brought over a toy that allows for the filling of dozens of water balloons at once.
July 19, 2017
Telebrands Corp. hit back against the recommendation of a magistrate judge in Texas that its water balloon toy patent dispute not be moved to New Jersey, arguing that the Supreme Court decision in TC Heartland should allow the company to move the dispute to the state where it is headquartered.
July 05, 2017
A Texas federal court on Wednesday recommended that a dispute over a water balloon toy patent should not be moved to New Jersey, rejecting a retailer's argument that the U.S. Supreme Court decision in TC Heartland should allow the company to move the dispute to the state where it is headquartered.
January 24, 2017
The Federal Circuit on Tuesday upheld a preliminary injunction barring sales of a water balloon toy alleged to infringe a competitor's patent, ruling that the patent was likely not invalid even though the Patent Trial and Appeal Board found the patent invalid last month.