Rescuecom Corp. v. Google Inc.
Trademark holders, start your engines! - Internet search engine that is. After the Second Circuit's decision in Rescuecom Corp. v. Google Inc. , trademark holders may finally be able to go after entities like Google for trademark infringement. Don't race off to the courthouse just yet though. Taking the facts alleged in the complaint as true (as required on the appeal of a 12(b)(6) motion)...
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Larson Manufacturing Co. v. Aluminart Products Ltd.
Is Larson Manufacturing Co. v. Aluminart Products Ltd. the end of what has been, for some, the classic patent game of asserting inequitable conduct? In an effort to stop one of the favorite pastimes of some accused infringers, the Federal Circuit in Larson puts a pox on lower courts' use of loose evidentiary inferences when considering claims of deceptive intent. It's too soon, however, to...
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