Just the other day I was wondering why the 12-pack of Pepsi that I put in the fridge (for my mother-in-law who was visiting) was in one of the older style boxes, unlike the 12-packs of Diet Coke that typically can be found in our fridge….”Coca-Cola must have a patent,” I thought.
Then tonight I see that Florida inventor C. Brown Lingamfelter, upon receving a patent on September 14, 2004, immediately filed suit in Delaware against Coca-Cola Co., Miller Brewing and Cadbury Schwepps alleging that their beverage “fridge pack” packaging violates his patent rights. Lingamfelter appears to own three different patents on beverage packaging: USPNs 6,789,673, 6,550,615, and 6,283,293
More info:
Richmond times-dispatch
Atlanta Constitution Journal (free subscription required)
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