August 15, 2018
The Federal Circuit on Wednesday denied a water balloon maker's bid to toss a patent infringement suit on the basis that Texas is an improper venue, keeping intact a lower court's finding that the company had forfeited its venue defense through previous litigation.
July 18, 2018
An Eastern District of Texas federal judge recently issued an order memorializing an earlier block that has kept Bed Bath & Beyond from selling a toy that rapidly fills multiple water balloons at once and is claimed to infringe patents held by Tinnus Enterprises, the maker of a similar product.