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Bobcat asked the court for an unspecified amount of monetary damages and the U.S. International Trade Commission for an order blocking imports of Caterpillar’s patent infringing equipment. It also filed related lawsuits against Caterpillar in German district court and at the European Union’s Unified Patent Court.
Spokespeople for Caterpillar did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Bobcat spokesperson Nadine Erckenbrack said the company seeks to “protect our patented technologies, defend fair competition, and safeguard the innovation and craftsmanship that have defined our company for more than 65 years.”
in 2007. The lawsuit said that Caterpillar copied Bobcat’s “skid-steer loader” technology for compact machinery.
“CAT’s use of so many of Bobcat’s patented technologies is consistent with its pattern and practice of identifying and emulating the key features in its competitors’ products,” Bobcat said in the Texas complaint.
The lawsuits are Doosan Bobcat North America Inc v. Caterpillar Inc, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Nos. 2:25-cv-01184 and 2:25-cv-01185; and In the Matter of Certain Skid-Steer Loaders, Compact Track Loaders, Excavators, Wheel Loaders, Dozers and Components Thereof, U.S. International Trade Commission.
For Bobcat: Sean Pak, Iman Lordgooei, Nathan Hamstra, Marc Kaplan and James Pak of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
For Caterpillar: attorney information not yet available
Reporting by Blake Brittain in Washington
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