Court Issues Final Word on Patent Dispute Between Ball Manufacturers

A federal judge from the Western District of Washington has enjoined a basketball manufacturer from continuing to market and sell its dual-cushion basketball in the wake of a jury’s determination that the manufacturer infringed upon the patent of the plaintiff, another basketball manufacturer.   The court, however, sided with the defendant Molten U.S.A. on the matter of the plaintiff’s bid for enhanced damages and attorneys’ fees, finding that the plaintiff Baden Sports did not show t