October 07, 2019
Riddell and a rival helmet maker told an Illinois federal judge Monday that they have settled their intellectual property dispute after a jury found the competitor had infringed two of Riddell's patents and awarded the sports gear giant $5 million.
July 26, 2019
Helmet maker Riddell on Friday slammed rival Schutt Sports' move to slash a $5 million award and wipe out a finding that it infringed two of Riddell's Revolution football helmet patents, arguing that the evidence backs up the jury's finding of willful infringement.
June 18, 2019
Helmet maker Schutt Sports asked an Illinois federal court Monday to slash a jury's $5 million award and wipe out a finding that the company willfully infringed two of Riddell Inc.'s Revolution football helmet patents or else grant it a new trial.
May 20, 2019
An Illinois federal jury on Monday awarded Riddell Inc. $5 million, finding rival helmet maker Schutt Sports created and marketed a football helmet that infringes two of its patents.
May 13, 2019
Riddell Inc.'s biggest rival in the football helmet market infringed a football helmet design patent the company holds when the competitor began marketing its then-latest line of helmets, an Illinois federal jury heard Monday.
July 27, 2018
An Illinois federal court on Thursday handed Riddell a win on nearly all of its claims under one of its patents in an infringement suit against rival helmet maker Schutt Sports, while putting a number of issues, including Riddell's entitlement to lost profits, up for trial in the more than two-year-old case that centers on football helmet design.
July 06, 2017
Riddell has reached an undisclosed deal to resolve its patent infringement claims against rival helmet maker Xenith, according to court documents filed in Illinois federal court Wednesday.
March 13, 2017
An Illinois federal judge told Riddell Inc. on Sunday that it could press ahead with litigation asserting patent infringement against two competing helmet manufacturers, ruling that a pending Patent Trial and Appeal Board review does not automatically mean that the two cases be stayed.
February 28, 2017
Sports equipment maker Riddell Inc. asked an Illinois federal court on Monday not to pause its patent infringement suits against two rivals while the Patent Trial and Appeal Board reviews the helmet patents at issue, saying the companies are just looking for a delay and that the case should move ahead.
August 22, 2016
A helmet maker accused of ripping off three design patents held by industry giant Riddell Inc. has sought Patent Trial and Appeal Board review of the patents' validity, while asking an Illinois federal court Monday to pause Riddell's case until the board makes a decision.