Patent Ruling Sides With Smith & Fong, Firm Says
Seattle, WA, Jan. 29, 2009--Smith & Fong Co., of San Francisco, said it has received a favorable ruling on its patent litigation with Teragren LLC, of Bainbridge Island, Wash.
“This favorable ruling by the Court supports Smith & Fong’s position that none of our products has ever infringed the patent licensed by Teragren,” said Dan Smith, founder and president of Smith & Fong Co.
“This favorable ruling by the Court supports Smith & Fong’s position that none of our products has ever infringed the patent licensed by Teragren,” said Dan Smith, founder and president of Smith & Fong Co.
“It is my strong opinion that no strand bamboo product currently on the market infringes this patent.”
The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington stated in its ruling that laminated or multilayer products, products made from uniform lengths of bamboo, and products not made from longitudinally staggered bamboo segments, such as products made by Smith & Fong, were not covered under the patent licensed by Teragren.
The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington stated in its ruling that laminated or multilayer products, products made from uniform lengths of bamboo, and products not made from longitudinally staggered bamboo segments, such as products made by Smith & Fong, were not covered under the patent licensed by Teragren.