November 19, 2025
Soup giant Campbell's has asked an Illinois federal judge to throw out a $17.3 million jury verdict that found it had infringed patents related to gravity-operated racks in grocery aisles, saying the racks "indisputably" contain unpatentable elements.
October 20, 2025
An Illinois federal jury has returned a $17 million verdict against soup maker Campbell's in litigation over patents covering gravity-operated racks found in grocery aisles, according to a judgment docketed Monday.
January 22, 2025
An Illinois federal judge found Wednesday that Campbell and grocery chains Kroger and Meijer directly infringed patents covering gravity-operated racks found in grocery aisles, but shot down the patent owner's bid for a win on the soup company's argument that the patents are invalid.
May 06, 2019
Federal Circuit judges on Monday pressed a company that patented gravity-operated Campbell's Soup racks found in grocery aisles for details of what makes the invention unique, asking whether the types of cans put in the display are integral to its design.