CFC Orders Trial On Armored Vehicle Infringement Case

Law360 (May 22, 2020, 3:42 PM EDT) -- A federal judge ordered a trial on claims that the government shared a contractor's protected armored vehicle technology with other firms, saying there are uncertainties that prevent him from going with his inclination to hand the U.S. a win.

In an order unsealed Thursday, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims refused to free the government from allegations it infringed on patents held by Ideal Innovations Inc. and The Right Problem LLC, finding that whether the contractors' signed away their licensing rights hinged on when they first reduced their vehicle armoring design to practice, meaning when they built a prototype that would...

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