Expired Patents Generate New Class of Lawsuits

Summary


The expired patent number on Etch A Sketches produced by Ohio Art amount to public deception, lawyers for a Mt. Lebanon group claim in a federal lawsuit.

In two other lawsuits, the limited liability company FLFMC of Mt. Lebanon makes similar claims against Ace Hardware for its Trimline Edger and Plastics Research Development Corp. for its Jitterbug fishing lure.

See the full content of this document

Extract


Expired Patents Generate New Class of Lawsuits

They are part of a growing trend of so-called false marking cases that one patent lawyer calls a "lottery t...

See the full content of this document

Sponsored links




ver las páginas en versión mobile | web

ver las páginas en versión mobile | web

© Copyright 2012, vLex. All Rights Reserved.

Contents in vLex United States

Explore vLex

For Professionals

For Partners

Company