Puzhen LLC and doTERRA International LLC can recover attorneys’ fees spent fighting a patent infringement suit over aroma diffusers, after a Utah federal judge called the patent owner’s allegations “strikingly inadequate.”
ESIP Series 1 LLC and ESIP Series 2 LLC accused the companies of infringing ESIP’s patented technology relating to a diffuser system that breaks down essential oils and disperses them into the air.
Judge Robert Shelby in July 2021 ruled no reasonable jury could find Puzhen and doTERRA infringe an ESIP patent. Deciding the case was “exceptional” and awarding fees, Shelby said Friday ESIP made “surprisingly little attempt” to ...
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