Innova Files Patent Infringement Against Brita

As part of its ongoing enforcement of its patents, Innova Pure Water, Inc. filed a patent infringement suit against the Brita Products Co., a Clorox subsidiary, in the Tampa Federal Court in January. Innova is seeking treble damages for what the company believes is willful infringement of Innova's Patent Number 5,609,759. A similar patent infringement action by Innova against Aladdin Sales & Marketing, Inc. and Filtex USA Ltd. resulted in a consent decree, issued by the Federal Court on August 10, 1999, which validated Innova's patent. The defendants were required to permanently withdraw the infringing product from the market and pay Innova monetary compensation.Innova’s personal portable water filtration products were developed as an option to bottled water, amassing 41 patents, many of which consolidate its proprietary position in the emerging and rapidly growing personal water bottle category.(Source: Innova Pure Water Inc.)