J.R. Simplot Company v. McCain Foods USA, Inc.
Case Number:
1:16-cv-00449
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- Baker & Hostetler
- Dorsey & Whitney
- Gibson Dunn
- Givens Pursley
- Holland & Hart
- Ice Miller
- Jones Day
- Parsons Behle
- Paul Hastings
- Thompson Coburn
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September 03, 2024
Simplot Wins Fry Design Patent Trial, Gets $0 In Damages
After a seven-day trial in Idaho federal court, a jury found that McCain Foods USA Inc. willfully infringed its frozen french fry rival J.R. Simplot Co.'s design patent and that McCain Foods' own fry design patent was invalid, but also found that J.R. Simplot should not collect any damages from the infringement.
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October 12, 2016
Agribiz Giant Claims Rival Stole French Fry Design
Agribusiness giant J.R. Simplot Co. has accused rival McCain Foods USA Inc. in Idaho federal court of a plot to steal its design for a distinctly shaped frozen french fry in a suit filed in Idaho federal court.