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Posts from ‘March, 2010’

Fishing for Trademark Infringement; Design Patent Gets the Hammer

Look at this: two in one day.  Yes, two posts.  Count ‘em, one-two.  Ok, so it’s hardly the New York Times, but then again, I do have a day job.
And in keeping with two, just two quick notes (in case I never get around to writing the full story on these) on two cases:
The first, [...]

Patent Infringement Denied Based on Obviousness — Play Ball!

You know, I’m so b-a-d (oh, uh, that spells “bad” for those not yet awake) about getting new posts up here. (Oh please, it’s not like anyone’s paying me for this stuff, so lay off!) But I’ve been meaning to write about this one for a while, so – although it may be [...]

Supreme Court Changes Diversity Test

The question of what constitutes “diversity” for purposes of diversity jurisdiction in Federal Court pursuant to under 28 U.S.C. § 1332 has been the topic of some disagreement amongst the Circuit Courts. That’s about to change.
Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Hertz Corporation v. Friend that a corporation’s principal place [...]