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Old 05-14-2017, 07:01   #39
Ret10Echo
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Steyr Arms Inc v. Sig Sauer Inc

Well this is interesting...although given the value of the contract with the Army it has the initial appearance of just being a way to get a slice of the pie

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Steyr Arms Inc v. Sig Sauer Inc

2:17-cv-00712 Filed: 05/03/2017

Case Updated Daily Latest Docket Entry: 05/11/2017

PATENT INFRINGEMENT 7. STEYR is the owner by assignment of all right, title, and interest in and to United States Letters Patent No. 6,260,301 (hereinafter referred to as “the `301 Patent”) entitled, “Pistol, Whose Housing Is Composed Of Plastic.” A copy of the `301 Patent is attached hereto as Exhibit A. 8. The `301 Patent was duly and legally issued on July 17, 2001. The `301 Patent remains in full force and effect. 9. The `301 Patent is directed generally to a pistol having a plastic housing and a multifunction metal part removably inserted into the housing. The multifunction metal part includes the guides for the barrel slide and elements of the trigger mechanism are mounted thereon. (See Exhibit A, Abstract, Summary of Invention).

Copy of the Complaint can be found here
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