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Sutherland Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Teak Warehouse

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Steven Callahan

On January 31, 2013, David Sutherland, Inc. filed a patent infringement lawsuit in the Northern District of Texas (complaint available here) against Teak Warehouse Inc. Sutherland claims that Teak infringes US Design Patent No. D490,995, entitled “Pool Chair.” Sutherland also … Continue reading →

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Judge Means Denies Bell Helicopter’s Motion For Preliminary Injunction

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Steven Callahan

On January 30, 2013, Judge Means of the Northern District of Texas issued an order (available here) denying Bell Helicopter’s motion for preliminary injunction, which had sought to preliminary enjoin defendant Vector Aerospace from selling certain removable components of the … Continue reading →

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Bitzer Sues Beijing Brilliant Refrigeration For Patent Infringement

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Steven Callahan

On January 29, 2013, Bitzer Kuhlmaschinenbau GmbH filed a patent infringement lawsuit (complaint available here) against Beijing Brilliant Refrigeration Equipment Co., and others, in the Northern District of Texas. Bitzer claims that defendants infringe United States Design Patent No. D479,247, … Continue reading →

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Judge Ferguson Issues Order Requiring Additional Expert Damages Analysis In Patent Infringement Lawsuit

Posted on February 3, 2013 by Steven Callahan

On January 25, 2013, Judge Ferguson issued an Order (available here) in Axcess International v. Savi Technologies. As background for the Order, Judge Ferguson noted: After the pretrial hearing on Friday, January 4, 2012, the Court considered the issues relating … Continue reading →

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Unified Messaging Sues Bok Financial In Northern District Of Texas For Alleged Acts Of Patent Infringement

Posted on February 3, 2013 by Steven Callahan

On January 15, 2013, Unified Messaging Solutions sued Bok Financial Corp. in the Northern District of Texas for allegedly infringing Unified Messaging’s patents. (Complaint available here.) Specifically, Unified Messaging claims that Bok infringes United States Patent Nos. 6,857,074; 7,836,141; 7,895,305; … Continue reading →

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AT&T Convinces East Texas Court To Transfer Patent Infringement Case To Dallas

Posted on February 3, 2013 by Steven Callahan

On January 14, 2013, AT&T obtained a severance and an order transferring a patent infringement case in which it is a defendant to the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division. Specifically, Judge Schneider, of the Eastern District of Texas, issued … Continue reading →

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Texas Instruments Convinces Delaware Court To Transfer Patent Infringement Case To Northern District of Texas

Posted on February 3, 2013 by Steven Callahan

On January 8, 2013, Texas Instruments succeeded in having a patent infringement lawsuit brought against it by plaintiff Semcon in the District of Delaware transferred to the Northern District of Texas. (Decision available here.) The court granted TI’s motion to … Continue reading →

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Judge Ferguson Rules on Post-Trial Motion In M3Girl Designs v. Blue Brownies

Posted on January 10, 2013 by Steven Callahan

On January 3, 2013, Judge Ferguson issued four rulings, denying defendants’ motion for taxable costs (ruling available here), motion for attorney’s fees (copyright claim) (ruling available here), motion for attorney’s fees (trademark claim) (ruling available here), and motion relating to adverse … Continue reading →

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Community Trust Bancorp Sues Community Trust Financial Corp. and Community Trust Bank for Trademark Infringement

Posted on January 10, 2013 by Steven Callahan

On January 7, 2013, Community Trust Bancorp filed a lawsuit (available here) in the Northern District of Texas against Community Trust Financial Corp. and Community Trust Bank. Community Trust Bancorp claims that defendants infringe its trademark. Community Trust Bancorp is … Continue reading →

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Source, Inc. Sues Office Furniture Source, LLC In Northern District of Texas

Posted on January 10, 2013 by Steven Callahan

On January 7, 2013, Source, Inc. filed a lawsuit (available here) in the Northern District of Texas against Office Furniture Source, LLC. Source claims that Office Furniture infringes its trademark for “SOURCE,” and asserts several additional causes of action. Source, … Continue reading →

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