Loggerhead Tools, LLC v. Sears Holdings Corporation

EASTERN DIVISION LOGGERHEAD TOOLS, LLC, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) No. 12 C 9033 ) SEARS HOLDING CORPORATION and ) Judge Rebecca R. Pallmeyer APEX TOOL GROUP, LLC, ) ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER This long-running patent dispute proceeded to trial a year ago. Plaintiff LoggerHead Tools, LLC prevailed, winning a jury verdict and a large damages award against Defendants Sears Holdings Corp. and Apex Tool Group, LLC, on claims that by selling the “Max Axess Locking Wrench,” Defendants infringed LoggerHead’s patent for an “Adjustable Gripping Tool.” This court concluded, however, that…