On Monday, November 05, 2012, Carlini Design
(plaintiff) filed a suit against Torch (defendant) for patent infringement
in the U.S. District Court of California (case no. 8:12-cv-01913).
Carlini Design manufactures
handlebars, Harley parts and accessories, and custom motorcycle parts including
Ape Hangers and Drag Bars. Torch Industries is a manufacturer of custom built
bikes, handlebars, bagger bars and bobber bars.
The patent USD629343 involved in this suit is assigned to
Carlini (as per face page). The patent entitled Handlebar was issued on December 21, 2010 and expires[i]
on June 24, 2024. Fig.1 is handlebar (sold under the trademark Evil Apes) that is covered by the design
patent ‘343.
Plaintiff has filed a suit against the defendant for sale of
a motorcycle handlebar considerably identical to the ornamental design of the ‘343
patent. According to the complaint, Fig. 2 is a picture of the accused product
as depicted on Torch’s website:
The plaintiff has filed suit against the companies listed
below:
Company
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Case No.
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Date Filed
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Patent Involved
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Status
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Robert Smith
|
11/10/2011
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Pending
|
||
02/02/2011
|
Closed
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|||
Monkey Bars
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09/23/2010
|
-
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Pending
|
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[i] Expected expiration date. Patent Term Estimator is a free web-based tool that automatically
calculates patent terms and expiration dates for U.S. utility patents.
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