M Ship sues ICE Marine over patent infringement

M Ship sues ICE Marine over patent infringement    M Ship Co. said it has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against ICE Marine Ltd., a U.K. company, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, to enforce M Ship Co.’s patent rights covering its M-hull boat technology.
   The lawsuit alleges that ICE Marine has infringed one of M Ship’s U.S. patents and has induced others to infringe the patent in the United States.
   The M-hull, a non-conventional air entrapment hull design, was invented by M Ship founders Chuck Robinson and Bill Burns, the lawsuit says. The shipbuilder is being represented by Richard A. Clegg of the San Diego law firm Seltzer Caplan McMahon Vitek, with Harvey W. Gurland Jr., of Duane Morris LLP’s Miami office, will be local co-counsel.