Basic Concepts, Inc. Wins Patent Infringement Case against Interstate Products, Inc

Online, April 27, 2010 (Newswire.com) - The judgment was issued on March 31, 2010 by U.S. Magistrate Judge William M. Catoe. The patent involved in the lawsuit describes a foldable spill containment berm and a support system for bracing the perimeter walls against a fluid spill.

Interstate Products has been ordered to refrain from any and all activities that would constitute direct or contributory infringement of US Patent No 5,762,233, through the remaining life of the patent. An undisclosed amount of damages were awarded to Basic Concepts as part of this judgment.

Basic Concepts is committed to aggressively enforcing its intellectual property rights relating to environmental products and technology that was invented, perfected and commercialized by the company. The company has a focused strategy to ensure its intellectual property rights in the area of environmental spill containment products are respected.