Liberty Ammunition wins $15.6m patent claim against US govt

Posted on 19 Jan 2015 by Tim Brown

Florida-based ammunition manufacturer, Liberty Ammunition, has successfully sued the US government for in excess of $15m following after a judge ruled the Defense Department infringed on one of the company’s patents.

Liberty Ammunition, which is based in Bradenton, Florida first filed suit against the government in 2011 and claimed that the government had developed lead-free bullets which infringed on its patent. Liberty Ammunition further alleged that the government violated several non-disclosure agreements concerning its patented bullet design and also that the government unfairly claimed credit for Liberty’s breakthroughs. According…

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