ARCONIC CORPORATION ET AL. v. NOVELIS INC. et al

  1. July 13, 2023

    Judge Cuts 2 Claims Against Arconic In Aluminum Parts Row

    A federal judge in Pennsylvania decided Thursday to wipe out some more claims in an extensively litigated fight over the correct interpretation of a decade-old licensing contract in a trade secrets row over an aluminum treatment process used to treat Ford F-150 truck parts.

  2. April 21, 2023

    Pa. Judge Trims Cross-Claims In Arconic Trade Secrets Row

    A Pennsylvania federal judge has wiped out several counterclaims in metal manufacturer Arconic's trade secrets feud with rival Novelis over an aluminum treatment process previously used for Ford F-150 truck parts, partly finding that Novelis' claim of patent misuse is not of "practical help."

  3. February 11, 2022

    Copied Metadata Not Enough To Remove Metals Case Judge

    A Pennsylvania federal judge said copied "author" metadata on several of her opinions in a trade secrets case was not indicative of anyone else writing for her, and she declined to recuse herself at the request of the aluminum companies that had brought the case.

  4. February 07, 2022

    Aluminum Cos. Demand Do-Over In Trade Secrets Suit

    A pair of Pennsylvania metals companies want a do-over with a new judge on a number of rulings in a trade secrets suit, but their competitor argued to the Pennsylvania federal court that the recusal request was based on a fatal misunderstanding of court documents' "metadata."

  5. January 02, 2018

    Novelis Slams Arconic's Trade Secrets Claims

    Novelis Inc. asked a Pennsylvania federal judge Friday to toss a suit accusing the aluminum parts company of attempting to patent a competitor's proprietary aluminum treatment process, describing the suit as a collection of unviable claims intended to open Novelis up to broad discovery attempts.

  6. November 03, 2017

    Arconic Says Rival Stole Metal Bonding Process For Car Parts

    Arconic Inc. sued a competitor in Pennsylvania federal court on Friday, claiming its rival took Arconic's process for treating aluminum after the companies worked together to provide aluminum parts for Ford trucks, then moved to patent Arconic's idea as its own.

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