In 2009, Alto-Shaam sued Cleveland Range, LLC and Convotherm Elektrogerate GmbH in the Northern District of Texas alleging infringement of US Patent Nos. 7,157,668 and 7,317,173, which claim combination smoker ovens. On February 16, 2011, Judge O’Connor invalidated the asserted claims of Alto-Shaam’s patents after conducting a rigorous analysis and finding them obvious (opinion available here).
Alto-Shaam is represented by Joseph Cleveland, Jr., Alexander Harrell, Heath Coffman, and Richard Gateley, all of Brackett & Ellis P.C.
Cleveland Range, LLC and Convotherm Elektrogerate GmbH are represented by David Wille, David Taylor, and Roshan Mansinghani, all of Baker Botts LLP.