The Diaper Wars: Angelcare And Playtex Fight Munchkin In Patent Infringement Lawsuit
| Published date | 05 May 2022 |
| Law Firm | McCarthy Tétrault LLP |
| Author | TechLex Blog, Sanjaya Mendis, Jasmine Godfrey and Amber Blair |
On April 7, 2022, the Federal Court issued its judgment and reasons in Angelcare Canada Inc v Munchkin Inc, 2022 FC 507, finding that Munchkin, Inc. and Munchkin Baby Canada Ltd. (the "Defendants" or "Munchkin") had infringed a number of patents owned by Angelcare Canada Inc. related to their diaper disposal system sold under the brand name "Diaper Genie".
Justice Roy's decision provides insight on a number of issues, namely, inducement, liability of the parent corporation, and an implied obligation of confidence to defeat an anticipation attack, specifically as applied to the consumer-products industry.
Background
The parties are competitors in the Canadian and international markets of baby care products and, in particular, diaper pails and diaper pail cassettes. Diaper pails are essentially garbage pails purposed for the disposal of soiled diapers. Diaper pail cassettes are used in tandem...
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