3M and Illinois Tool Works Settle Suit over Patent Infringement (ThomasNet)
3M and Illinois Tool Works Settle Suit over Patent Infringement (ThomasNet)
ST. PAUL, Minn.–3M and Illinois Tool Works Inc. (ITW) have come to a mutual settlement concerning issues in patent infringement litigation brought by 3M in June 2006 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota relating to 3M’s patent covering its paint preparation system products. Under the terms of the agreement, the specifics of which are confidential, ITW has acknowledged the …