Robert Bosch LLC v. Pylon Mfg. Corp., No. 11-1096 (Fed. Cir. 2011)
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Plaintiff develops and sells windshield wiper blades and owns patents covering beam blade technology, a new technology for distributing pressure more evenly over the length of the blade. Defendant is a competitor. The district court found certain of plaintiff's patents valid and infringed, but denied plaintiff an injunction. The Federal Circuit reversed. Although a finding of infringement does not automatically justify an injunction, the application of the four-factor test indicated that plaintiff was entitled to an injunction. The court examined: plaintiff's irreparable injury; whether remedies available at law, such as monetary damages, would be inadequate to compensate for that injury; the balance of hardships; and the public interest.
The court issued a subsequent related opinion or order on November 4, 2011.
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