Travel Sentry, Inc. v. David Tropp

  1. February 20, 2018

    Fed. Circ. Denies Samsonite's Rehearing Bid In Lock IP Row

    The Federal Circuit on Tuesday denied a petition for en banc rehearing lodged by Samsonite and other luggage makers in January, refusing to reconsider its decision that the companies could be liable for jointly infringing a luggage lock patent with the Transportation Security Administration.

  2. January 19, 2018

    Samsonite, Others Urge Fed. Circ. To Rethink Lock IP Ruling

    Samsonite and other luggage makers on Thursday urged the Federal Circuit to reconsider its decision last month that they could be liable for jointly infringing a luggage lock patent with the Transportation Security Administration, saying the panel misapplied the law on joint infringement and conflicts with prior rulings.

  3. December 21, 2017

    Fed. Circ. Joint Infringement Ruling Could Expand Liability

    The expansive view taken in a recent Federal Circuit decision about when multiple parties can be found to have infringed a patent together could lead to greater liability for joint infringement, attorneys say, and likely means such decisions will have to be made by jurors, not judges.

  4. December 19, 2017

    Fed. Circ. Revives Lock Row Under Joint Infringement Rule

    The Federal Circuit on Tuesday vacated a ruling that Samsonite and other makers of locks and luggage don't infringe a patent on locks that airport security workers can open, saying they may be liable under a recent decision making it easier to prove that multiple parties jointly infringe.

  5. October 05, 2017

    Fed. Circ. Probes Joint Infringement In Lock Patent Case

    A Federal Circuit panel on Thursday examined the reach of its recent decision that made it easier to prove that multiple parties have jointly infringed a patent, with the judges appearing skeptical that the ruling applied to a case involving luggage locks that airport security workers can open.

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