Tinnus Enterprises, LLC et al v. Telebrands Corporation et al

  1. March 27, 2019

    Water Balloon Patent Win Upped To $24.5M Plus Atty Fees

    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.

  2. October 05, 2018

    Bed Bath & Beyond Can't Toss Water Balloon Toy Suit

    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.

  3. July 19, 2017

    Retailer Rails Against Finding It Can't Move Toy Suit To NJ

    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.

  4. July 05, 2017

    Retailer Can't Use TC Heartland To Move Toy Suit To NJ

    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.

  5. January 24, 2017

    Fed. Circ. Disagrees With PTAB, OKs Balloon Toy Sales Ban

    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.

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