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Written by : Daniel Kiang & Timothy A. Willis PERSONALIZED MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS, LLC V. APPLE INC. Before Reyna, Chen, and Stark. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. Summary: The district court did not abuse its…
In Cosmetic Warriors v. Pinkette Clothing , the Ninth Circuit addressed the availability of laches in trademark infringement and cancellation actions under the Lanham Act. Cosmetic Warriors Limited (CWL) is a cosmetics retail company, which owns almost…
In Exmark Manu facturing Company Inc. v. Briggs & Stratton Power Products Group, LLC. [2016-2197] (January 12, 2018), the Federal Circuit vacated summary judgment that claim 1 of U.S. Patent No. 5,987,863 is not anticipated or obvious; affirmed summary…
Written by Charlene A. Azema and Curtiss Dosier On March 21, 2017 the Supreme Court issued a monumental holding removing the availability of laches as a defense in a claim for damages under patent infringement. The case changes decades of legal precedent,…
