Bobcat launches two-pronged patent infringement action against Caterpillar

Neil Gerrard Senior Editor, Construction Briefing

02 December 2025

A skid steer loader sits inside the anechoic chamber at the heart of Bobcat’s Innovation Centre in Dobříš, Czech Republic. Construction Briefing had the chance to take a look at the huge room, which is filled with sound-absorbing panels. The chamber provides a controlled environment in which Bobcat use instruments to evaluate the noise and vibration levels emitted by its machines and components. (Image: Neil Gerrard/KHL Group) A Bobcat skid steer loader sits inside the anechoic chamber at the heart of Bobcat’s Innovation Centre in Dobříš, Czech Republic. (Image: Neil Gerrard/KHL Group)

Compact equipment manufacturer Bobcat has launched legal action against rival Caterpillar in the US over alleged patent infringements.

The two-pronged action sees Doosan Bobcat North America lodge a civil action in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas (Marshall division), as well as a complaint to the US International Trade Commission (ITC) in Washington DC.

They are the latest in a series of actions that…

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