PATENTEE HOLDING PATENTS FOR BEAM-TYPE WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADES WAS ENTITLED TO PERMANENT INJUNCTION IN INFRINGEMENT ACTION

摘要

A patentee holding patents for beam-type windshield wiper blades was entitled to a permanent injunction in its infringement action. The patentee demonstrated that it would sustain irreparable harm from the competitor's infringement of the patents absent an injunction, given the undisputed evidence of direct competition in each market segment identified by the parties, the unrebutted evidence of the patentee's loss of market share and access to potential customers, and the competitor's apparent inability to satisfy a judgment against it.