Tinnus Enterprises, LLC et al v. Telebrands Corporation

  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. November 22, 2017

    Jury Awards Toy Co. $10.3M In Profits For Water Balloon IP

    A Texas federal jury on Tuesday awarded $10.25 million in lost profits to a toy company over two patents for a relatively new water balloon-filling device, copycats of which were allegedly sold by Telebrands Corp. at Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. and other retailers — just weeks before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board is set to hold its own trial over the two patents.

  3. November 02, 2017

    'As Seen On TV' Seller Trims Patent Suit Over Balloon Toy

    A Texas federal judge has agreed to toss a retailer's bid for certain lost profits in a suit alleging that Telebrands Corp. infringed patents covering a water balloon toy, finding that the retailer couldn't show the kind of licensing rights necessary to back those claims.

  4. August 17, 2017

    No Inequitable Conduct In Toy IP Suit, Judge Says

    An Eastern District of Texas judge said two Bunch-O-Balloons patents should not be found unenforceable for inequitable conduct, deciding that failure to provide a patent examiner with a copy of a relevant Patent Trial and Appeal Board decision was not a basis for punishment.

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