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Sunoco Partners Marketing & Terminals L.P. v. U.S. Venture, Inc. et al

  1. January 30, 2020

    Sunoco Wins $6M In Trial Over Butane Blending Patents

    A Chicago federal judge has awarded $6 million to Sunoco LP following a bench trial over fuel distributor U.S. Venture Inc.'s alleged infringement of multiple patents related to blending butane into gasoline — far less than the $31.6 million Sunoco had wanted.

  2. July 17, 2019

    Sunoco Likely To Win In Butane Blending Patent Trial: Judge

    An Illinois federal judge said Wednesday that Sunoco LP is likely to prevail on its patent infringement claims over a Wisconsin fuel distributor, but that the question of willful infringement, and whether Sunoco is entitled to $32 million in lost profits, is trickier.

  3. April 08, 2019

    Sunoco Wants $32M In Trial Over Gasoline Blending Patents

    A Sunoco LP unit told an Illinois federal judge at a bench trial that began Monday that it is entitled to roughly $31.6 million in profits it lost when a Wisconsin-based fuel distributor and its subsidiary willfully infringed its patents for adding butane to gasoline.

  4. September 18, 2015

    Sunoco Sues Over Patents For Gasoline, Butane Blending

    Sunoco Partners Marketing & Terminals LP fired off a suit in Illinois federal court on Thursday alleging U.S. Venture, a subsidiary and a company that makes systems for blending fuels have infringed on its patent for adding butane to gasoline.