US equipment giant filed a claim with the International Trade Commission alleging its South Korea-based rival violated patents—seeking an investigation that could potentially halt imports of machines
US equipment giant claims South Korean owner of American rival manufacturer spied on its own product designs, says Bobcat shouldn't have been granted patents in question
Caterpillar has responded to a lawsuit from Doosan Bobcat alleging it infringed on 14 patents for everything from machine controls to energy management. Cat asserts that it was in fact Bobcat that reverse-engineered its technology through a "competitive intelligence program."
A lawsuit in U.S. federal court and a complaint to the International Trade Commission against Caterpillar and its largest Texas equipment dealer allege patent violations on machine controls, skid steer designs.