On August 8, 2012, Judge Steve C. Jones of the Central District of California transferred a patent infringement case to the Northern District of Georgia based on the “first-to-file” rule. The issue was whether a declaratory judgment action filed in Georgia four days before the infringement action […]
On July 16, 2012, The American Parts Company, Inc. of Kennesaw, Georgia (“TAPCO”) filed a declaratory judgment action in the Northern District of Georgia against Advanced Technology International USA, LLC of Milwaukee, Wisconsin (“ATI”). TAPCO alleges that in April of 2012, ATI sent a cease-and-desist letter contending that […]
On July 13, 2012, ARAC Experts, LLC of Georgia (“ARAC”) filed a declaratory judgment action in the Northern District of Georgia against Cedar Valley Exteriors, Inc. of Coon Rapids, Minnesota (“Cedar Valley”). ARAC alleges that Cedar Valley threatened litigation for alleged infringement of Cedar Valley’s federally registered trademarks […]
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