Arlington v. Bridgeport Patent Disputes Now Moving to Federal Appeals Court

摘要

The long-running court battles between Arlington Industries Inc., Scranton, Pa., and Bridgeport Fittings Inc., Stratford, Conn., will be heading to federal appeals court.rnArlington and Bridgeport are involved in two separate court cases (initially brought by Arlington in 2001 and 2006) that were heard by two different judges in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. They involve Arlington's U.S. Patents No. 5,266,050 and No. 6,521,831 (called "050" patent and "831" patent, respectively) for its Snap-Tite connectors and the company's allegations that some of Bridgeport's Whipper-Snap products infringe on these patents.