Nearly three years after taking Bridgeport Fittings to court for
copyright infringement, Arlington Industries won its case when a
federal jury found that its patent for covered plastic box
extenders was infringed upon by the Stratford, Conn.-based
company. The jury awarded Scranton, Pa.-based Arlington with
damages and rejected Bridgeport’s defenses that the patent was
invalid, indefinite, and unenforceable for inequitable conduct.
In an independent decision, a federal district court judge
rejected Bridgeport’s claim of inequitable conduct. A permanent
injunction will be issued against Bridgeport sometime this week.