Defendant
1 case as defendant.
Keter Home and Garden Products Ltd. is part of the Keter Group, an Israeli manufacturer and marketer of resin-based household and garden consumer products. Founded in 1948, Keter Group's global headquarters are in Herzliya, Israel, with a corporate office in Anderson, Indiana, United States. As of 2023, the company employs approximately 5,000 individuals worldwide. Formerly majority-owned by private equity firms BC Partners and PSP Investments, Keter's ownership was transferred to its senior lenders in March 2024 following a debt restructuring. The company reported sales of €1.36 billion in 2023.
Keter Group designs and manufactures a wide range of durable and sustainable solutions for use in and around the home. Its major product lines include outdoor and indoor storage solutions such as sheds, deck boxes, cabinets, and tool storage systems. They also produce outdoor furniture, including Adirondack chairs, sun loungers, and benches, as well as garden products like planters and raised garden beds. Keter also collaborates with other brands, manufacturing storage solutions for companies like Milwaukee.
Keter Home and Garden Products Ltd. demonstrates an active patent litigation posture, appearing as a plaintiff in two tracked cases and as a defendant in one. This indicates its role as an operating company that actively asserts and defends its intellectual property. The plaintiff cases involve Keter, alongside Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation, asserting patent infringement against Klein Tools, Inc. in the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) and the Illinois Northern District Court. The defendant case involves Klein Tools, Inc. challenging patents owned by Keter and Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB).
The notable tracked cases involve Keter Home and Garden Products Ltd. as a co-plaintiff with Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation against Klein Tools, Inc. These disputes, filed in May 2024, focus on patents covering modular toolbox and storage system technology, with Klein Tools' MODbox™ product line identified as the accused products. The case in the Illinois Northern District Court was voluntarily dismissed without prejudice by the plaintiffs in July 2024. The parallel PTAB proceedings initiated by Klein Tools, Inc. are challenging the validity of the asserted patents, running concurrently with an ITC investigation.
An inter partes review was instituted by the PTAB on all challenged claims, finding a reasonable likelihood that the petitioner, Klein Tools, Inc., would prevail with respect to at least one of the challenged claims against the patent owners.