
and subsidiary nICE Coolers, and China’s Ningbo Kuer Plastic Technology Co. The other companies didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.īesides Atlanta-based Home Depot, the other defendants include Georgia’s Southern Sales & Marketing Group Inc. A Home Depot spokeswoman said it received the lawsuit Monday and was reviewing it, but had no comment on the claims. The defendants have not filed answers to the lawsuit yet. H-E-B filed its lawsuit Friday in federal court in Waco, which increasingly is becoming a popular venue for patent-infringement lawsuits. “While we would prefer to not go to court, H-E-B will vigorously fight to protect our investments and brand,” she added. “As a result, we cannot be idle spectators while others use without permission the intellectual property H-E-B and its partners have worked so hard to develop. “At H-E-B, we invest heavily in innovation across our company to provide our customers the best quality products and customer experience available,” spokeswoman Dya Campos said in an email Tuesday. So what coolers have H-E-B losing its cool? nICE and Kuer coolers, as well as Home Depot’s Everbilt coolers. On : San Antonio man sues H-E-B after cashier allegedly whacked him with cucumber

If it prevails, the grocer also wants any financial damages it may receive tripled. H-E-B seeks court orders recalling the alleged infringing coolers and directing the destruction of the containers as well as the plates and molds used to make them and all related advertising materials.
