Bissell v. ITC (Fed. Cir., May 11, 2026) 2024-1509
This episode concerns a ruling by the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit regarding a patent dispute between Bissell and Tineco involving wet-dry floor cleaners. The court reviewed a decision by the International Trade Commission (ITC), which had previously blocked the importation of certain Tineco products for infringing on Bissell’s patents. However, the ITC also ruled that Tineco’s redesigned products did not violate patent claims because their battery charging behavior during self-cleaning cycles differed from the patented design. Bissell appealed this finding of…
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