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Plagiarism Police come for Winston & Strawn

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Winston Strawn Plagiarism Complaint Winston Strawn Plagiarism Attachments I recall being asked to draft my first patent infringement complaint back in early 2003 – a few months after graduating from law school. 2014), a district court judge addressed the issue of copyright infringement in the context of legal briefs.

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Attorney Fees on Undecided Inequitable Conduct Issues

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Following the dismissal, Pure Hemp moved for attorney fees and sanctions, arguing that UCANN’s counsel committed inequitable conduct during patent prosecution and that UCANN’s litigation counsel had a conflict of interest. 545 (2014). 559 (2014). Octane Fitness, LLC v. ICON Health & Fitness, Inc.,