July 22, 2026
A Michigan federal judge on Wednesday awarded MillerKnoll $172,000 in attorney fees after it defeated intellectual property claims brought by the heirs of modernist furniture designer George Nelson over his iconic bubble lamps, in a case with purportedly tens of millions of dollars at stake.
October 29, 2025
The heirs of a modernist future designer argued the MillerKnoll furniture company shouldn't get to collect attorney fees after defeating the family's intellectual property claims over designer George Nelson's notable bubble lamps because the case was strong enough to survive a dismissal bid and cannot be characterized as "extraordinarily weak."
February 05, 2024
A Michigan federal judge on Monday said furniture company Herman Miller Inc. must face a suit filed by the family of George Nelson over the late designer's Bubble Lamp, saying "this opera is still in its opening act."
June 12, 2023
Furniture company Herman Miller Inc. urged a Michigan federal judge to toss an intellectual property dispute with the family of George Nelson over the late designer's Bubble Lamp, arguing the family is trying to get a "second bite at the apple" after settling a different lawsuit related to its IP rights.
May 09, 2023
Furniture giant Herman Miller has won its bid to move an intellectual property dispute with the family of famed designer George Nelson from New York to Michigan federal court, where the company will face the family's claims they were victims of a scheme to steal their rights to Nelson's designs.