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Preliminary Injunction for Design Patent Infringement is overturned by the Federal Circuit

January 01 2013

In PHG Technologies, LLC, v. St. John Companies, Case No. 06-1169 (Fed. Cir., Nov. 17, 2006), the Federal Circuit vacated the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee’s preliminary injunction in favor of Plaintiff-Appellee, PHG Technologies, L.L.C. (“PHG”). The court relied on the finding that Defendant-Appellant, St. John Companies, Inc. (“St. John”) …

Defense of Laches Bars Tillamook Creamery’s Trademark Infringement Claim Brought 25 Years After First Notice

January 07 2012

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court ruling that defendant’s request for an injunction on a theory of trademark infringement under 15 U.S.C.S. § 1114(1) was barred by laches. Tillamook Country Smoker v. Tillamook County Creamery Association, Case No. 04-35843 (9th cir., Oct. 11, 2006). Defendant Tillamook County Creamery …

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Preliminary Injunction for Design Patent Infringement is overturned by the Federal Circuit

Defense of Laches Bars Tillamook Creamery’s Trademark Infringement Claim Brought 25 Years After First Notice