Intellectual Property Law

Chapter 20 Case Study

Case Study: Fit Forever has a patent for an elliptical machine. It recently discovered that
one of its competitors, Cross-Train, is selling a nearly identical machine. Cross-Train’s
machine does not literally infringe Fit Forever’s patented machine because one of the
elements in Fit Forever’s patent is not present in Cross-Train’s machine. Nevertheless,
Cross-Train’s machine performs the same functions in the same way as Fit Forever’s
machine.

Activity: Discuss whether Cross-Train’s machine has infringed Fit Forever’s machine.