Partial Settlement in Patent Infringement Case Leads to Dismissal

A federal judge has dismissed the claim of a sports equipment manufacturer after concluding that a partial settlement between the plaintiff and a rival manufacturer has rendered its patent infringement claim moot.   The legal controversy began when Warrior Sports, Inc., a lacrosse equipment manufacturer, filed a patent infringement claim on November 24, 2007 against STX, LLC, alleging that the defendant sold a model of lacrosse gloves that infringed on its valid patents. STX, LLC filed an a