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Ninth Circuit Dismisses Malicious Prosecution Suit Against Gillet and Matthews over Pliers Patent Dispute
Defendant-appellee Gillet Outillage is a French company that makes hose clamp pliers. It owns French and U.S. patents on the pliers’ design. When Gillet discovered that plaintiffs-appellants were selling similar pliers in the United States, the company sued them for patent infringement.  Unfortunately for Gillet, the district court construed the…
Date of ruling:
06/30/2008