Calico Brand, Inc. v. Ameritek Imports, Inc., No. 08-1324 (Fed. Cir. July 18, 2013)

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This appeal arises from a patent infringement suit brought by Calico Brand, Inc. and Honson Marketing Group, In c. (collectively, “Calico”) against Ameritek Imports, Inc. (“Ameritek”) and Acme International Ente r- prises, Inc. (“Acme”). A jury found that Ameritek and Acme willfully infringed Calico’s claims for patented safety mechanisms on a utility lighter and that Calico was entitled to lost profits as compensation for the i n- fringement.