Jury Strikes Down Deere's Patent Claim Against Kubota Corp.
Summary:
A federal jury in Peoria, Illinois found Kubota Corp. did not infringe on a patent held by rival lawn-mower maker Deere & Co. Kirkland partner David Callahan said Deere had sought up to about $70 million in damages. After a two-week trial, the eight-person jury decided that three of the five patent claims made by Deere on the invention were invalid.
The following Kirkland attorneys also represented Kubota: William Streff, Paul Steadman, Joseph Jacobi and Nobuaki Mukai.
This article appeared in its entirety in the April 10, 2002 edition of The Wall Street Journal.
