Southern Clay Products Wins Court Judgment Against Süd-Chemie Inc.
GONZALES, TX — Southern Clay Products said the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas has awarded the company $78 million in a patent-infringement judgment against Süd-Chemie Inc.’s Rheologicals business unit. The case involves manufacturing processes for organoclay products.
The ruling also requires Süd-Chemie to discontinue the production, use or sale of organoclay products manufactured using the processes covered by Southern Clay Products patents. Southern Clay Products also said Süd-Chemie has been ordered to halt the manufacture of all organoclay products until it had removed process equipment affected by the ruling.