Birchtech Corp. Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Major Power Utility, Evergy
Birchtech Corp. (TSX:BCHT) has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Evergy and its subsidiaries in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri. The lawsuit, filed on January 23, 2025, alleges violations of Birchtech's mercury emissions reduction technologies patents, known as SEA® Technologies.
The case has been transferred to the Southern District of Iowa, with Birchtech seeking damages, legal expenses, and an injunction against further patent infringement. This follows a successful $57 million jury verdict in March 2024 against other defendants, where the jury unanimously found willful, inducing, and contributory infringement.
The company has previously achieved settlements with AJ Gallagher, DTE, and a CERT Defendant in late 2023. In July 2024, Birchtech filed three separate lawsuits against 14 defendants, which were consolidated in the Southern District of Iowa in December 2024.
Birchtech Corp. (TSX:BCHT) ha presentato una causa per violazione di brevetto contro Evergy e le sue filiali presso il Tribunale Distrettuale degli Stati Uniti per il Distretto Occidentale del Missouri. La causa, presentata il 23 gennaio 2025, accusa violazioni dei brevetti sulle tecnologie di riduzione delle emissioni di mercurio di Birchtech, note come SEA® Technologies.
Il caso è stato trasferito al Distretto Meridionale dell'Iowa, con Birchtech che richiede danni, spese legali e un ingiunzione contro ulteriori violazioni di brevetto. Ciò segue una sentenza favorevole della giuria di $57 milioni nel marzo 2024 contro altri convenuti, dove la giuria ha trovato all'unanimità violazioni volontarie, inducendo e contributive.
L'azienda aveva già raggiunto accordi con AJ Gallagher, DTE e un convenuto CERT alla fine del 2023. Nel luglio 2024, Birchtech ha presentato tre cause separate contro 14 convenuti, che sono state consolidate nel Distretto Meridionale dell'Iowa nel dicembre 2024.
Birchtech Corp. (TSX:BCHT) ha presentado una demanda por infracción de patente contra Evergy y sus filiales en el Tribunal de Distrito de EE. UU. para el Distrito Oeste de Missouri. La demanda, presentada el 23 de enero de 2025, alega violaciones de las patentes de tecnologías de reducción de emisiones de mercurio de Birchtech, conocidas como SEA® Technologies.
El caso ha sido transferido al Distrito Sur de Iowa, con Birchtech buscando daños, gastos legales y una orden de restricción contra futuras infracciones de patente. Esto sigue un veredicto favorable de $57 millones por parte de un jurado en marzo de 2024 contra otros acusados, donde el jurado encontró de manera unánime infracciones intencionales, inducidas y contributivas.
La compañía había logrado previamente acuerdos con AJ Gallagher, DTE y un demandado CERT a finales de 2023. En julio de 2024, Birchtech presentó tres demandas separadas contra 14 demandados, que fueron consolidadas en el Distrito Sur de Iowa en diciembre de 2024.
Birchtech Corp. (TSX:BCHT)는 Evergy와 그 자회사들을 미국 미주리 서부 지방법원에 특허 침해 소송을 제기했습니다. 이 소송은 2025년 1월 23일에 제기되었으며, Birchtech의 수은 배출 저감 기술에 대한 특허인 SEA® Technologies의 침해를 주장하고 있습니다.
이 사건은 아이오와 주 남부로 이관되었으며, Birchtech은 손해 배상, 법률 비용 및 추가 특허 침해 금지를 요구하고 있습니다. 이는 2024년 3월에 다른 피고들에 대해 5,700만 달러의 배심원 평결을 받은 후의 일로, 배심원들은 일관되게 고의적이고 유도적이며 기여적인 침해를 발견한 바 있습니다.
회사는 2023년 말에 AJ Gallagher, DTE 및 CERT 피고와의 합의를 이미 달성했습니다. 2024년 7월, Birchtech는 14명의 피고를 상대로 세 개의 개별 소송을 제기하였고, 이는 2024년 12월 아이오와 주 남부에 합쳐졌습니다.
Birchtech Corp. (TSX:BCHT) a déposé une plainte pour contrefaçon de brevet contre Evergy et ses filiales auprès du tribunal de district des États-Unis pour le district occidental du Missouri. La plainte, déposée le 23 janvier 2025, accuse des violations des brevets de technologies de réduction des émissions de mercure de Birchtech, connues sous le nom de SEA® Technologies.
L'affaire a été transférée au district sud de l'Iowa, Birchtech recherchant des dommages-intérêts, des frais juridiques et une injonction contre de nouvelles violations de brevet. Cela fait suite à un verdict de jury favorable de 57 millions de dollars en mars 2024 contre d'autres défendeurs, où le jury a unanimement constaté des violations intentionnelles, induites et contributives.
La société avait précédemment atteint des règlements avec AJ Gallagher, DTE et un défendeur CERT à la fin de 2023. En juillet 2024, Birchtech a déposé trois actions judiciaires distinctes contre 14 défendeurs, qui ont été consolidées dans le district sud de l'Iowa en décembre 2024.
Birchtech Corp. (TSX:BCHT) hat eine Klage wegen Patentverletzung gegen Evergy und deren Tochtergesellschaften beim U.S. District Court für den Western District of Missouri eingereicht. Die Klage wurde am 23. Januar 2025 eingereicht und behauptet Verstöße gegen die Patente von Birchtechs Technologien zur Reduzierung von Quecksilberemissionen, bekannt als SEA® Technologies.
Der Fall wurde in den Southern District of Iowa übergeben, wobei Birchtech Schadensersatz, Anwaltskosten und eine einstweilige Verfügung gegen weitere Patentverletzungen anstrebt. Dies folgt einem erfolgreichen Urteil in Höhe von 57 Millionen US-Dollar im März 2024 gegen andere Beklagte, bei dem die Jury einstimmig vorsätzliche, induzierte und beitragende Verletzungen feststellte.
Das Unternehmen hatte zuvor bereits Einigungen mit AJ Gallagher, DTE und einem CERT-Beklagten Ende 2023 erzielt. Im Juli 2024 reichte Birchtech drei separate Klagen gegen 14 Beklagte ein, die im Dezember 2024 im Southern District of Iowa konsolidiert wurden.
- Won $57 million jury verdict in March 2024 patent case
- Successfully settled with multiple defendants including AJ Gallagher and DTE
- Expanding patent protection enforcement across utility industry
- One defendant from July 2024 lawsuits entered product testing phase
- Ongoing legal expenses from multiple patent litigation cases
- Uncertain timeline for resolution of new lawsuits
Suit Names Four Evergy Defendants, Seeking Injunction and Damages of Patent-Protected Mercury Emissions Technologies
CORSICANA, Texas, Feb. 05, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Birchtech Corp., (TSX:BCHT) (OTCQB:BCHT), (“Birchtech” or the “Company”), a leader in specialty activated carbon technologies for sustainable air and water treatment, announced today that it has filed a patent infringement lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri against Evergy, a major power utility company in the Midwest. The lawsuit filed on January 23, 2025, names four defendants and claims that the defendants knowingly violated patent rights related to Birchtech’s mercury emissions reduction technologies, commercially known as “SEA® (Sorbent Enhancement Additive) Technologies under Birchtech’s division, “ME2C Environmental”. At Birchtech’s request, the Judicial Panel on Multi-District Litigation ordered this case transferred to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa.
The four companies named as defendants in the lawsuit include Evergy, Inc., Evergy Metro Inc., Evergy Missouri West, Inc., and Evergy Kansas Central, Inc., for patent infringement. The Company requests a trial by jury against the defendants and seeks damages, costs, and legal expenses, along with a finding of willful infringement by the defendants, and an injunction prohibiting the defendants from further acts of infringement.
“Following our successful jury trial in 2024, we will continue these efforts to protect our patented technologies in support of our company’s growth and to benefit our shareholders,” stated Richard MacPherson, CEO of Birchtech Corp. “Since our litigation efforts commenced in 2019, our primary objective has been to enter into positive, mutually beneficial business relationships across the industry and have been successful with several of our previous defendants reaching license and/or supply agreements for the continued use of our highly efficient, effective technologies for mercury emissions capture.
“With a recently named defendant in one of the July 2024 lawsuits, we have entered into the product testing phase at the utility, which is typically the first step toward transitioning the utility to ME2C’s supply. We expect to move forward similarly with other defendants and other utilities in the industry who may be using our patented technologies separate from our company.
“Our focus in 2025 is to protect the validity of our patents in clean air technologies, laying the foundation for our strategic growth in highly innovative water purification technologies currently under development,” concluded MacPherson.
Prior to this lawsuit announced today, the Company achieved a successful outcome in a five-year patent infringement lawsuit initiated in 2019 against 43 defendants that included four major power utilities and numerous refined coal companies. In late 2023, Birchtech obtained a pre-trial settlement with defendants AJ Gallagher, DTE, and a CERT Defendant. In March 2024, following trial in the U.S. District Court of Delaware with the remaining CERT Defendants, the Company was awarded a
About Birchtech Corp.
Birchtech Corp. (TSX: BCHT) (OTCQB: BCHT) is a leader in specialty activated carbon technologies, delivering innovative solutions for air and water purification to support a cleaner, more sustainable future. The Company operates two divisions: ME2C Environmental, a pioneer of SEA® sorbent technologies for mercury emissions capture to the coal-fired utility sector, and WE2C Environmental, dedicated to developing disruptive water purification technologies with a specialization on forever chemicals such as PFAS and PFOS. Backed by a strong intellectual property portfolio and a world-class team of activated carbon experts, Birchtech provides cleaner air to North American communities and is applying this expertise to a novel approach in water purification. To learn more, please visit www.birchtech.com.
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