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CORONA trademark license mess: Why folks need to read their documents.
I am always surprised by people who do not read their documents. I get it. Lawyers like me have written agreements so long and complicated that you balk. Well, there is another answer. Do not do business with people who present such agreements. Ten years ago I was...
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Faier Case briefs: U.S. v. Wehrle, 985 F.3d 549 (7CA), 1/15/2021. No reason to prohibit a statement of source as “hearsay.”
Okay folks, I was surprise to see an opinion on a criminal pornography having a trademark angle. But here we are. In this case, the Seventh Circuit reviewed the conviction of Wehrle on charges of child pornography. The Court upheld the trial court’s conviction....
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ND IL Case Brief: Section 299 of the Patent Act and “DOE” Complaints. Patent Holder Identified in Exhibit 1 v. Does 1-254, as Identified in Exhibit 2, 2021 WL 410661. (NDIL) 2/6/2021. By James Michael Faier, M.P.P., M.B.A., J.D. (Regd. Patent Atty 56731)
Is Judge Kennelly addressing another patent plaintiff or the same plaintiff as earlier this month? The issue of Section 299 of the patent act is that a plaintiff can only lop together infringers if the action presents questions of fact common to them all. The...
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Chicago Case Brief: Plum Markets, LLC v. Compass Group USA Inc., 2021 WL 323791 (ND IL), by James Michael Faier, M.P.P., M.B.A., J.D. (U.S. Reg’d Patent Atty #56,731)
Judge Guzman did a great job with this Motion to Dismiss in a trade dress matter at the Northern District. Plum Markets (I know them from my annual trip in February to buy my wife Godiva Chocolates in the middle of this month) sued Compass for (1) Breach of Contract,...
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Chicago Case Brief: Oakley, Inc. v. The Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule “A”, 2021 WL 308882 (1/30/2021) by James Michael Faier, M.P.P., M.B.A., J.D. (USPTO Reg. No. 56,731)
Hats off to Judge Kennelly on his review of the differences of approach when going after a group of online infringers using either the trademark laws versus the patent laws. In this case, Oakley sought to go after various infringers of various design patents drawn...
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