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RIDA is a fast-growing coalition of restoration industry professionals who are pooling information and other resources to address legal issues common to the industry.  We hope you can participate with us.  The effort is being coordinated by the Law Offices of Edward H. Cross & Associates, PC.  Cross & Associates is proud to be providing legal services to RIDA.  We welcome and encourage your input. Please contact us for more information.

ThermaPure Explains Defeat by Temp-Air

published by EdCross on Thu, 12/15/2011 - 14:24

A U.S. district court ruled that Temp-Air did not infringe on a pair of Thermapure patents.

BURNSVILLE, Minn. and VENTURA, Calif. — After more than one year of litigation, Temp-Air has won judgment in its favor in Thermapure’s infringement suit over U.S. Patent Nos. 6,327,812 (the “’812 patent”) and 7,690,148 (the “’148 patent”). Click here to view a copy of the consent judgment.

ThermaPure Litigation Report #4

published by EdCross on Wed, 11/30/2011 - 16:52

Judgment Against ThermaPure

The past week has shown a flurry of activity with regard to ThermaPure litigation. On November 23, 2011, a Consent Judgment was entered between ThermaPure and Temp-Air Inc. in Minnesota. The Judgment was the result of a settlement agreement but included a number of important statements of fact, which became findings and conclusions of the court:

ThermaPure Patent Infringement Webinar

Presented by Edward H. Cross, Esq., The "Restoration Lawyer"

We had a great turnout for the March 17th webinar regarding the ThermaPure patent infringement issues! 

ThermaPure Litigation Report #1

published by EdCross on Tue, 03/01/2011 - 11:09

On January 14, 2011, ThermaPure Inc. filed a lawsuit in California against Coast to Coast Water Damage Restoration, Inc. and the four other contractors listed on the Water Out web site as California service providers.

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ThermaPure Litigation Report #2

published by EdCross on Wed, 11/23/2011 - 15:05

Claiming an infringement on its United States patent number 6,327,812 (commonly called "the 812 patent"), on June 22, 2011, Thermapure, Inc. filed suit against Yuma, Arizona based SCR-Sun Country Restoration, Inc.  The federal court case is one in a series of actions initiated by Thermapure concerning its method of killing organisms and removal of toxins in enclosures.

ThermaPure Litigation Report #3

published by EdCross on Wed, 11/23/2011 - 15:07

In yet another in a series of actions initiated by Thermapure, Inc., a Ventura, California-based company, Thermapure filed suit against Pinnacle Emergency Management, Inc., in federal court on Friday, June 24, 2011, claiming Pinnacle infringed on Thermapure’s U.S.

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