Patent opinions from the Eastern District of Texas and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Fed. Cir.

Metalcraft of Mayville, Inc. v. The Toro Company, No. 16-2433 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 16, 2017)

Affirmed
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 16-2433
Also Docketed
No. 16-2514 (consolidated; same document)
Decided
February 16, 2017
Judge
Moore, J.
Document
Precedential Opinion
Length
16 pages

From the Opinion

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The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin granted Metalcraft of Mayville, Inc.’s motion for a preliminary injunction precluding T he Toro Company and Exmark Manufacturing Co., Inc. from making, using, selling, and offering to se ll lawnmowers equipped with platform suspension systems that infringe U.S. Patent No. 8,186,475 (“the ’475 patent”). We affirm. BACKGROUND Metalcraft of Mayville, Inc., d/b/a Scag Power Equi p- ment (“Scag”) , manufactures commercial riding lawnmowers.