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U.S. Supreme Court denies Asahi $25 million
In a Jan. 14 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court elected not to award Asahi Glass Co. the $25 million won by the Japanese glassmaker in a 2005 patent suit against Cardinal IG Co. of Eden Prairie, Minn. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit overturned the award in March of last year, citing an overly broad reading of the patent as the basis for most or all of the $25 million. The patent in question covered reflective window coatings … read more
Son’s injury prompts mother to demand safety glass
After her son received severe cuts when one of the plate glass panes in a window broke at a recreation center, a mother in The Colony, Texas, says the center should replace those glass panes with tempered safety glass, according to a Jan. 15 article from The Courier-Gazette, Plano, Texas. The building codes require the broken plate glass pane to be replaced by tempered glass, but don’t mandate the replacement of the other plate glass windows with safety glass, according to the article … read more
AAMA announces publications price increases, latest executive report, survey efforts
The American Architectural Manufacturer’s Association of Schaumburg, Ill., made several announcements in a Jan. 14 member release, including the price increase of AAMA publications … read more
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