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- Parties: The plaintiffs included FCI Holdings Delaware, LLC. The respondent were Normet Canada Ltd. and Normet Group OY.
- Subject Matter: his Federal Court patent infringement action (Court File No. T-4090-25) concerns Canadian Patent No. 3,030,285, titled "Corrosion Resistant Yieldable Bolt," which relates to a yieldable mine roof bolt, methods of its manufacture, and methods of its installation. The Plaintiffs (FCI Holdings Delaware, LLC, Jennmar of Utah, LLC, and Jennmar Canada, Ltd.) allege that the Defendants (Normet Canada Ltd. and Normet Group OY) have directly and indirectly infringed claims 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, and 13 of the patent by importing, marketing, offering for sale, selling, and distributing dynamic hollow bar rock bolts marketed as the "Self-Drilling Dynamic Bolt" (SDDB Bolt) in Canada. The Defendants deny infringement, assert that every claim of the patent is and has always been invalid, and have filed a counterclaim seeking a declaration of invalidity. The case is ongoing.
- Date: The hearing was set on April 15, 2026.
- Venue: This was a federal case before the Federal Court.
- Amount: No financial award was specified.
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T-4090-25Practice Area
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Trial Start Date
15 October 2025