Rein Tech, Inc. v. Mueller Systems, LLC

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Case Number:

1:18-cv-01683

Court:

Delaware

Nature of Suit:

Patent

Judge:

Maryellen Noreika

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  1. February 12, 2026

    Rein Tech Prez Again Sanctioned For Patent Order Violations

    A Delaware federal judge on Thursday permanently barred a patent attorney from participating in water meter patent prosecutions and barred his company from asserting water meter patent claims against a rival it claims infringed them, saying "serious" sanctions were warranted for a repeat violation of a protective order.

  2. November 06, 2025

    Meter Reading Co. Dodges Patent Case In Delaware

    A Delaware federal judge has found that a water meter patent owner's lack of an expert has doomed its infringement case on the eve of trial against meter reading tech company Mueller Systems.

  3. August 04, 2025

    Inventor Sanctioned In Water Meter Patent Case

    A Delaware federal judge has sanctioned an attorney and president of a company that sued utility meter reading company Mueller Systems for patent infringement, blocking him from reading any material in the case designated for attorneys' eyes only.