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Manitowoc (MTW) Receives Favorable Verdict in Patent Infringement Suit with Sany

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The Manitowoc Company Prevails in Patent Infringement and Trade Secret Misappropriation Lawsuit Against Sany

October 14, 2016 11:50 AM EDT

The Competitive Differentiation of Manitowocs Variable Position Counterweight (VPC) Technology is Confirmed

MANITOWOC, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Manitowoc Company, Inc. (NYSE: MTW) today announced the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) ruled in its favor in its patent infringement and trade secrets misappropriation lawsuit against Sany Heavy Industries and Sany America (collectively Sany). The CAFCs October 11, 2016 ruling summarily affirmed the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) April 16, 2015 Final Determination and Cease and Desist Order against Sany in Certain Crawler Cranes and Components (Inv. No. 337-TA-887).... More