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Inline Plastics Corp. v. Lacerta Group, Inc.

  1. February 04, 2026

    Packaging Co. Seeks Fees After Judge Kills Rival's Patents

    Plastic packaging manufacturer Lacerta Group Inc. on Wednesday moved for attorney fees after coming out on top of rival Inline Plastics Corp.'s patent infringement lawsuit, telling a Massachusetts federal court that the suit was "exceptional" and warranted the fee award due to Inline's pattern of unreasonable litigation conduct.

  2. November 13, 2025

    Inequitable Conduct Dooms 5 Packaging Patents, Judge Rules

    A Massachusetts federal judge determined Thursday that five Inline Plastics Corp. food packaging patents asserted against Lacerta Group Inc. are unenforceable due to inequitable conduct because Inline omitted information about joint inventors when applying for the patents.

  3. January 16, 2025

    IP Forecast: Mass. Court To Hear Inequitable Conduct Fight

    A federal judge in Massachusetts will hear arguments that a CEO’s “intentional misrepresentations, omissions and half-truths” at the patent office should sink his company’s infringement case over tamper-resistant plastic containers. Here's a spotlight on where that case stands — plus all the other major intellectual property matters on deck in the coming week.

  4. November 13, 2024

    Jury Backs Some Claims In Inline Plastics Patent, Axes Others

    A Massachusetts federal jury on Wednesday upheld two claims in a patent covering a tamper-resistant container, the latest development in a six-year-old infringement dispute.

  5. October 31, 2024

    IP Forecast: Another Apple Watch Trial Kicks Off In California

    Apple and Masimo will face off next week in their long-running feud over whether the tech giant misappropriated Masimo's trade secrets for some of the health-monitoring features used in newer versions of the Apple Watch. Here's a spotlight on that case — plus all the other major intellectual property matters on deck in the coming week.

  6. October 29, 2024

    Fed. Circ. Calls Plastic Co.'s IP Retrial Objection 'Frivolous'

    A panel of the Federal Circuit said Tuesday a plastic packaging manufacturer is making a "frivolous" objection to how a Massachusetts federal judge decided to set up a retrial scheduled next week over whether patents covering a kind of tamper-resistant container are invalid.

  7. June 09, 2022

    Lacerta Wants Atty, Expert Fees For 'Bad Faith' Patent Suit

    Lacerta Group Inc. has asked a Massachusetts federal judge to punish the owner of plastic container patents, saying it brought a meritless infringement suit against the plastic packaging company and then proceeded with the litigation in bad faith.

  8. February 22, 2022

    Jury Clears Lacerta Of Infringement, Finds Rival IP Invalid

    A Massachusetts federal jury has found that plastic packaging company Lacerta Group didn't rip off a series of plastic container patents, while also finding numerous claims in the patents were not valid to begin with.

  9. January 27, 2022

    IP Forecast: S&P To Fight Claims Its TM Suit Came Too Late

    S&P Global will ask a Delaware federal judge next week to keep alive parts of its trademark suit against a call service center named S&P Data, in the face of claims that lawyers for the market ratings giant knew about the name of the smaller business for years before suing. Here's a look at that case — plus all the other major intellectual property matters on deck in the coming week.