Baden Sports Inc. says it's been awarded an $8.1 million judgment in a patent infringement case brought against Molten Corp. by a federal court jury in Seattle. The Federal Way-based sporting goods company sued Molten Corp. of Japan and its U.S. subsidiary, Molten USA of Reno, Nev., in U.S. District Court of Western Washington, claiming its patented basketball technology was infringed by Molten. According to Baden, the verdict also prevents Molten from selling or advertising its "dual cushion" basketballs in the U.S. Baden said it developed its "cushion control technology" in the mid-1990s, using a separate inner and outer layer that the company says gives the basketball a truer bounce.

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