Medline Industries, LP v. C.R. Bard, Inc., Civil Action No. 1:20-CV-03981-JPB (N.D. Ga. Sept. 25, 2020) The Special Master Needle recently filed his Report and Recommendation regarding Plaintiff Medline’s Motion to Stay the N.D. Ga. Action pending the outcome of a related case pending in the Northern District […]
3Shape A/S v. Carestream Dental, LLC, Civil Action No. 1:22-cv-01829-WMR (N.D. Ga., Jan. 5, 2023) Judge Ray denied an accused infringer’s motion to stay pending inter partes review (IPR) filed during the pre-institution phase, citing delay and speculative justifications. Plaintiff 3Shape A/S is a Danish maker of dental […]
ETS-Lindgren, Inc. (“ETS”), as the assignee of U.S. Patent No. 8,331,869 (“the ‘869 patent”) pertaining to testing wireless devices, brought an infringement action against MVG, Inc. (“MVG”), on May 28, 2015. MVG petitioned the Patent Trial and Appeal Baord (“PTAB”) almost a year later, on April 12, 2016, for […]
IP Co., LLC’s (“IPCO”) patent infringement suit against Tropos Networks, Inc. (“Tropos”) has a long and tortured, albeit uncomplicated, history. IPCO filed its complaint back in March 2006, alleging infringement of U.S. Patent Nos. 6,249,516 (“the ‘516 patent”) and 6,044,062 (“the ‘062 patent”). Tropos soon thereafter filed ex […]
As reported here, CTP Innovations recently filed patent infringement lawsuits against nine commercial printing companies. As alluded to in our prior post, the Printing Industries of America (“PIA”), a nonprofit trade association representing the printing and graphic arts industry, issued a notice denouncing the CTP actions and vowing to […]
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