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County Materials Corp. v. Allan Block Corp.

Contracts, Intellectual Property, Patent
In a declaratory action over a covenant not to compete contained in the parties' production agreement giving plaintiff exclusive rights to manufacture...

McZeal v. Sprint Nextel Corp.

Intellectual Property, Patent, Trademark
In a pro se patent and trademark infringement suit, dismissal for failure to state a claim is vacated and remanded where plaintiff met the low bar for...

L.B. Plastics, Inc. v. Amerimax Home Prods., Inc.

Intellectual Property, Patent
In a suit alleging infringement of a patent for a rain gutter guard, summary judgment of noninfringement is affirmed where: 1) the district court...

Arminak and Assocs., Inc. v. Saint-Gobain Calmar, Inc.

Intellectual Property, Patent
In a declaratory action seeking a declaratory judgment of noninfringement concerning two patents for trigger sprayer shrouds, summary judgment of...

Acco Brands, Inc. v. ABA Locks Mfr. Co., Ltd.

Intellectual Property, Patent
In a suit over infringement of patents for computer locking mechanisms, judgment of induced infringement for plaintiff is reversed where there was...

Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. v. Apotex, Inc.

Drugs & Biotech, Intellectual Property, Patent
In a suit over the infringement of a patent for a method of treating bacterial ear infections, judgment in favor of plaintiff is reversed where: 1)...

Aventis Pharma Deutschland GmbH v. Lupin, Ltd.

Drugs & Biotech, Intellectual Property, Patent
In a patent infringement suit involving an application for a generic drug, summary judgment for the patent-holder is reversed where the district court...

Gillespie v. Dywidag Sys. Int'l, USA

Intellectual Property, Patent
A judgment finding that certain patent claims are literally infringed by defendant's mine roof bolt is reversed where the district court erred in...

Auto. Techs. Int'l, Inc. v. BMW of N. Am., Inc.

Intellectual Property, Patent, Transportation
In a patent dispute involving technology for crash sensing devices for deployment in an occupant protection apparatus, such as an airbag, during an...

Forest Labs., Inc. v. Ivax Pharms., Inc.

Drugs & Biotech, Intellectual Property, Patent, Remedies
In a patent dispute involving a patent claiming compounds including an antidepressant, a judgment upholding the validity of a reissue patent in favor...