Amesbury Door Hardware, Inc. (Sioux Falls, SD) has sued Fasco Die Cast, Inc. (Mississiauga, ON) for infringement of Patent No. 5,820,170 directed to a multi-point sliding door latch. The complaint accuses Fasco of direct and contributory infringement by virtue of its sales of the Fasco Multipoint Lock, which is covered by the patent and has no substantial non-infringing uses.
[UPDATE: This case settled shortly after filing.]
Amesbury Door Hardware, Inc. v. Fasco Die Cast, Inc., 10-11929-JLT (D. Mass. Nov. 9, 2010)
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