Tillotson case shows united stand by glove makers

IT was a sweet second victory for nitrile glove makers when the US Court of Appeals last month gunned down US-based Tillotson Corp’s claims of infringement on its patent against 30 global nitrile glove manufacturers, dealers and importers, including 12 Malaysian companies.

Tillotson had filed a complaint of patent infringement with the US International Trade Commission (ITC) on May 2007 and demanded US$2 royalty for every 1,000 nitrile gloves imported into the United States.