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U.S. Supreme Court Finds Covenant Not to Sue On Current Products and “Colorable Imitations” Moots Trademark Infringement Case

On January 9, 2013, in Already, LLC v. Nike, Inc., No. 11-982, 2013 U.S. LEXIS 602 (U.S. Jan. 9, 2013) the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously decided that Nike, Inc.’s (“Nike”) covenant not to sue its competitor Already, LLC (“Already”), for existing footwear designs or any designs that constituted a “colorable imitation,” rendered the pending trademark […]

In The Press:Bilski cited in BPAI rejection

The USPTO Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences last week rejected a business method patent based on the recent ruling by the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in In re Bilski. The Bilski decision, published on October 30, changed the test for determining patent-eligible subject matter in the US. In Ex Parte R […]