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Vandor Group Inc. Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Batesville Casket Company

Indiana Intellectual Property Law

Batesvilleā€), for patent infringement. Starmark Cremation Products began in 2004 designing and marketing a small line of engineered cremation solutions. Starmark Cremation Products began in 2004 designing and marketing a small line of engineered cremation solutions.

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Gema USA, Inc. Sues Former Employee for Alleged Patent & Trademark Infringement

Indiana Intellectual Property Law

According to the complaint, Gema is a worldwide leader in the design and manufacture of electrostatic powder coating control units, and powder feed systems. The United States Patent and Trademark Office issued Patent Nos. D667,080 , D567,015 , D670,356 , and D670,786 (collectively, the asserted patents) to Gema in 2012.

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Federal Circuit Jurisdiction over Permissive Counterclaims raising Patent Issues

Patently-O

by Dennis Crouch The law of appellate jurisdiction routes almost every patent appeal to the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. This result is by design to ensure more national uniformity in application of the U.S. patent laws. SAP responded with denials and also added patent infringement counterclaims.

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Caddo v. Siemens: Microsoft Settlement Covers Downstream Use and No Jurisdiction Over Foreign Parent

Patently-O

License is an affirmative defense to patent infringement and so the defendant typically has the burden of presenting and proving the elements. It is important to note here that it is the Siemans AG website that was accused of infringing the Caddo patents. The case arose in N.D. Aramark Uniform Services , 368 F.3d

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Guest Book Review: IP Accidents

The IPKat

LĆ©on is currently finishing his PhD on the proportionality principle and injunctions for patent infringement in EU law. Meanwhile, traditional safeguards designed to prevent accidents have gradually eroded over time" [ibid]. 59], i.e. all cases where the infringer took reasonable care. What should be done? MercExchange.

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Fish & Richardson Elevates 17 Attorneys to PrincipalĀ 

Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

Newly promoted principals for 2022 are: Michael Ballanco focuses his practice on all aspects of patent infringement matters at the trial and appellate level. in biochemistry and history from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities in 2004. cum laude , in mechanical engineering from Texas Tech University in 2004.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (July 12 ā€“ 18)

SpicyIP

She argues that unlike the Attars of Kannauj which are designated as Geopgraphical Indication, all small traditional businesses of Attars and Agarbattis do not enjoy such privilege, and thus, protection as smell marks may lend necessary protection to such TCE. Other News from Around the World. and Verizon Communications Inc.