Puritan secures another legal victory against Copan in Sweden
Italian competitor’s infringement claims were denied once again, marking its sixth defeat to date
GUILFORD, Maine, January 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Today, Puritan Medical Products – the world’s most trusted manufacturer of swabs and sampling and transport devices – is proud to celebrate yet another patent law vindication, this time in Sweden. The Swedish patent application filed by Italian swab maker Copan Italia SpA reached an impasse earlier this month, with the Swedish Court of Appeal confirming that Puritan’s flocked swabs do not infringe any claims in Copan’s European patent that supposedly protects the Italian company’s flocked stick. technology.
Copan launched a patent offensive against the puritanical distributor Svenska LABFAB i Sweden back in April 2019after losing a competitive bid i Sweden. The Italian company announced the Swedish trial during a trade fair in Netherlands, handing out flyers claiming “that Swedish LABFAB has committed willful infringement of the patent covering COPAN’s nuclear flocked swab technology.” Past June 2020however, the Swedish courts sided with LABFAB and handed Copan a resounding defeat. LABFAB successfully defeated the infringement claims and even received legal fees for its efforts.
Later that year, i November 2020the puritan similarly defeated the Italian competitor in a series of German lawsuits and appeals, and also earn legal fees. Fast forward to 2022 and Copan suffered yet another defeat at the hands of the International Trade Commission (ITC) in Washington, DC In that case Copan the accused rival Chinese swab manufacturers that infringed on its patents, only for the claims to be denied by an ITC judge. Copan has now lost six lawsuits alleging flocking swab patent infringement.
“Heading into 2023, Puritan’s hard-working team can celebrate another legal victory that upholds patent law,” said Bob Shultz, CEO and CFO at Puritan. “Copan’s latest defeat sends a strong message to our entire industry that good business practices are paramount in this day and age. We are pleased that this latest distraction is now behind us as we look forward to doing right for our customers in the new year .”
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