Puritan Secures Another Legal Victory Against Copan in Sweden
Italian competitor's infringement claims rebutted once again, marking its sixth defeat to date
GUILFORD, Maine,Jan. 4, 2023/PRNewswire/ -- Today, Puritan Medical Products—the world's most trusted manufacturer of swabs and specimen collection and transport devices —is proud to celebrate yet another affirmation of patent law, this time inSweden.The Swedish patent lawsuit filed by Italian swab-maker Copan Italia S.p.A. hit a dead end earlier this month, with the Swedish Court of Appeals confirming that Puritan's flocked swabs do not infringe any claims of Copan's European Patent that supposedly protects the Italian company's core flocked swab technology.
Copan launched a patent offensive against Puritan distributor Svenska LABFAB inSwedenback inApril 2019, after losing a competitive bid inSweden.The Italian company announced the Swedish lawsuit during a trade show inthe Netherlands, handing out flyers claiming "that Svenska LABFAB has committed a willful infringement of the patent covering COPAN's core flocked swab technology." ByJune 2020, however, the Swedish courts sided with LABFAB andhanded Copan a resounding defeat.LABFAB successfully defeated the infringement claims and even earned legal fees for its efforts.
Later that year, inNovember 2020, Puritansimilarly defeated the Italian competitorin a string of German lawsuits and appeals, also earning legal fees. Fast forward to 2022, and Copan suffered another defeat at the hands of the International Trade Commission (ITC) inWashington, D.C.In that case, Copanaccusedrival Chinese swab makers of infringing its patents, only for the claims to be denied by an ITC judge. Copan has now lost six lawsuits in which it asserted flocked swab patent infringement.
"Heading into 2023, Puritan's hard-working team can celebrate yet another legal victory that upholds patent law," saidBob Shultz在清教徒的总裁兼首席财务官。“科潘最新的德feat is a strong message to our entire industry that good-faith business practices are paramount in this day and age. We are happy that this most recent distraction is now behind us, as we look ahead to doing right by our customers in the new year."
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SOURCE Puritan Medical Products Co., LLC
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