On July 18, 2012, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued an order denying a petition for rehearing an appeal by the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) concerning a “pay for delay agreement” between brand-name licensee Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Solvay”) and generic drug makers Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. […]
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 […]
On July 11, 2012, Recognicorp, LLC of Round Rock, Texas (“Recognicorp”) filed a complaint for patent infringement in the Northern District of Georgia against CCP hf of Reykjavik, Iceland and CCP North America, Inc. of Stone Mountain, Georgia (collectively, “CCP”). Recognicorp alleges that CCP makes, uses, imports, sells, […]
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