PENN ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING CORP. v. PENINSULA COMPONENTS, INC.

  1. January 12, 2026

    Fastener Co. Wants To Undo Jury Verdict, TM Injunction

    Industrial fastener company Peninsula Components has asked a Pennsylvania federal judge to upend a jury verdict holding it liable for trademark infringement for using the PEM name in Google Ads, arguing that Penn Engineering & Manufacturing Corp., the competitor suing it, did not own the trademark.

  2. December 12, 2025

    Judge Orders Fastener Co. To Pay $17K For Misleading Ads

    A Philadelphia federal judge permanently barred industrial fastener company Peninsula Components Inc. from using a competitor's trademark "PEM" product name in its online ads, and ordered it to pay $17,866 in damages.

  3. November 04, 2024

    Pa. Jury Finds Fastener Co.'s Ads Infringing, But Charts OK

    A Philadelphia jury has delivered a mixed verdict in an industrial fastener manufacturer's intellectual property lawsuit against its competitor, finding that Peninsula Components Inc. improperly used Penn Engineering & Manufacturing Corp.'s "PEM" trademark in its online ads, but deciding that the mark's appearance on specification comparison charts was fair use.

  4. October 28, 2024

    Parts Manufacturer Tells Pa. Jury Competitor Poached Stats

    A lawyer for hardware manufacturer Penn Engineering & Manufacturing Corp. told a federal jury in Philadelphia on Monday that one of its competitors used performance data from Penn's products to boost its own line of parts, creating confusion among consumers.