Maxon Lift Corp. Files Patent Complaint Against Four Competitors

Maxon Industries, Inc., d.b.a. Maxon Lift Corp, has filed four patent complaints in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California against Palfinger Liftgates, Waltco Liftgates, Anthony Liftgates, and Leyman Liftgates.  Each lawsuit alleges patent infringement of three separate patents that were issued to Maxon, one in 2012, one in 2013, and one in 2014.

The patents in question specifically relate to features offered in the Maxon BMR series column lift.

Maxon alleges that each company named in the complaints has been and continues to infringe these three patents.  Maxon is requesting monetary damages in an amount adequate to compensate for each defendants infringement, together with interest and costs fixed by the court, including compensatory damages and treble damages for willful infringement, as well as other costs and fees.  Maxon is also asking the court to permanently enjoin each defendant from infringing Maxon’s patents.

Maxon seeks damages from Waltco in excess of $25 million ($75 million if trebled), from Palfinger in excess of $15 million ($45 million if trebled), and from Leyman and Anthony in excess of $5 million each ($15 million if trebled).  The damages may be trebled if the court finds willful infringement.

ABOUT MAXON

Maxon Lift Corp. was founded in 1957. That same year, owner Max Lugash invented the Tuk-A-Way^® liftgate, which remains the largest selling style of liftgate in North America.  For more than fifty years, and three generations of United States based family ownership, Maxon Lift Corp. has initiated and developed a variety of innovative products that have become truck equipment industry benchmarks. 

More company information can be obtained from Maxon and local Maxon sales representatives at 800-227-4116 or www.maxonlift.com.