TEK Global S.R.L. et.al. v. Sealant Systems International Inc. et.al.

  1. November 20, 2019

    IP Fight Over Tire Repair Kit Settles Before Trial Redo

    TEK Global and Sealant Systems International have reached a settlement in their long-running fight over a patent on tire repair kits sold to General Motors and others, just months after the Federal Circuit ordered a new trial on the validity of TEK's patent.

  2. August 01, 2017

    Judge Blocks Infringing Tire Kits, But Declines To Award Fees

    A California federal judge on Tuesday granted a bid by TEK Global, which won a $2.8 million jury verdict against Sealant Systems International for infringement of its patented design for tire repair kits, to permanently block SSI from further infringement but denied TEK's request for attorneys' fees under Octane Fitness.

  3. July 20, 2017

    IP Attys Taking 'Extreme Liberties' With Truth, Judge Says

    A California federal judge complained at a hearing Thursday that it's become commonplace for patent attorneys and their clients to take "extreme liberties with the truth and reality," saying during a post-trial hearing in a dispute between two tire companies that such practices need to be reined in.

  4. May 04, 2017

    Tire Co. Says New Trial Needed In Repair Kit IP Suit

    Sealant Systems International Inc. told a California federal court on Thursday that it deserves a new trial after a jury decided that it copied a design for tire repair kits, saying the jury had been misinformed.

  5. March 17, 2017

    Jury Hands TEK $2.8M Win In Tire Repair Kit Patent Trial

    A California federal jury awarded TEK Global SRL $2.8 million on Friday in a case alleging that rival Sealant Systems International Inc. copied its patented design for tire repair kits that pump sealant into flat tires in order to steal its customers, according to an attorney for the prevailing party.

  6. March 13, 2017

    TEK Tells Jury SSI Infringed Tire Repair Kit Patent

    TEK Global SRL told a California federal jury Monday that Sealant Systems International Inc. stole its patented design for tire repair kits that pump sealant into flat tires, while SSI argued that TEK's patent was invalid and didn't cover SSI's product.

  7. March 08, 2017

    Jury Won't Hear About Fed. Circ. Ruling In Tire Repair IP Trial

    Ahead of a trial over a patent for high-tech automatic tire repair systems, a California federal judge on Tuesday granted defendant Sealant Systems International's motion to prevent the jury from hearing about a prior Federal Circuit opinion in the case that was adverse to SSI.

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