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Portland, Oregon intellectual property lawyers represented the Plaintiffs who sued the Defendant on a trademark infringement theory under the Landham Act. |
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Eugene, Oregon intellectual property lawyers represented the Plaintiffs who sued the Defendant on a 15 U.S.C. 1125 Trademark Infringement (Lanham Act) violation theory. |
Janell Howard v. City of Coos Bay
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Courthouse - San Francisco, California |
We must decide whether the former employee of a City in Oregon may prevail on allegations that it violated the First Amendment and state law by refusing to rehire her. |
United States of America v. $11,500 In United States Currency
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals - San Francisco, California |
This appeal is from a civil forfeiture of $11,500 under |
Kawi Fung Wong v. David V. Beebe |
We agreed to hear this case en banc to clarify whether the |
Smith & Nephew, Inc. v. Arthrex, Inc. |
Smith & Nephew, Inc. (“Smith”) appeals from the final judgment of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon which granted judgment as a matter of law that Arthrex, Inc. (“Arthrex”) does not infringe claim 1 of U.S. Patent 5,601,557 (the “’557 patent”). Smith & Nephew, Inc. et al. v. Arthrex, Inc., No. 3:04-cv-00029-MO (D. Minn. Dec. 16, 2011) (Dkt. No. 1034). Becaus... More... $0 (01-17-2013 - OR) |
Coach, Inc. v. Siskiyou Buckle Co., Inc. |
Coach sued Siskiyou Buckle Co. on a trademark infringement theory claiming that a line of key chains ordered by Defendant and sold to Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and Lowe's Companies, Inc. infringed on its logo.... More... $75000 (06-09-2012 - OR) |
Florence Dolan v. City of Tigard |
Petitioner challenges the decision of the Oregon Supreme Court which held that the city of Tigard could condition the approval of her building permit on the dedication of a portion of her property for flood control and traffic improvements. 317 Ore. 110, 854 P.2d 437 (1993). We granted certiorari to resolve a question left open by our decision in Nollan v. California Coastal Comm'n, 483 U.S. 825, ... More... $0 (06-24-1994 - OR) |
Karen M. Roberts v. Oregon Mutual Insurance Company |
Plaintiff, a former employee of defendant, brought claims against defendant for common-law wrongful discharge and for unlawful employment discrimination under ORS 659A.230(1). She appeals after the trial court granted defendant summary judgment under ORCP 47. We affirm. |
Blount, Inc. v. Trilink Global, LLC, Trilink Saw Chain, LLC, Jinhua Trilink Huihuang Co., and Jinhua Huihuang Hardcare Co. |
Chair saw maker Blount, Inc. sued Trilink Global, LLC, Trilink Saw Chain, LLC, Jinhua Trilink Huihuang Co., and Jinhua Huihuang Hardcare Co. on a patent infringement theory claiming that Defendants use of a patented desgin for a nose sprocket in a chain saw guid bar was a "cradle" was wrongful. |
Acumed, LLC v. Stryker Corporation |
The issue in this case is whether a claim for patent infringement should have been brought in a prior case between the parties and is now precluded by the prior judgment. Plaintiff-Appellant Acumed LLC ("Acumed") appeals a decision of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon dismissing its action against Defendants-Appellants Stryker Corp., et al., ("Stryker") as barred by claim... More... $0 (05-14-2008 - OR) |
Adidas AG v. Sears Holdings Corp d/b/a Kmart |
Adidas AG sued Sears Holdings Corp. d/b/a Kmart on a trademark infringement theory claiming that defendant copied plaintiff's three-stripe design motif by selling athletic shoes with sets of two and four stripes. ... More... $1 (05-09-2008 - OR) |
Tallamook Country Smoker, Inc. v. Tallamook County Creamery Association |
The Tillamook County Creamery Association, the maker of the Tillamook brand of cheese for nearly a hundred years, has a beef with a company called Tillamook Country Smoker, a purveyor of smoked meats and jerky. In 1976, Tillamook Country Smoker began selling its meat products under its name. The cheese people had actual knowledge of Tillamook Country Smoker's activities, but never said a ... More... $0 (10-12-2006 - OR) |
Collegenet, Inc. v. Applyyourself, Inc. |
In the United States District Court for the District of Oregon, a jury found that ApplyYourself, Inc. (ApplyYourself) infringed claims 2-8, 13-17, and 22-31 of CollegeNet, Inc.'s (CollegeNet) U.S. Patent No. 6,345,278 (the '278 patent), and claims 1-39 and 41-44 of CollegeNet's U.S. Patent No. 6,460,042 (the '042 patent). On a motion for judgment as a matter of law (JMOL), the district court ... More... $1200000 (08-03-2005 - OR) |
American Circuit Breakers Corporation v. Oregon Breakers, Inc., et al. |
Few subjects have generated more ink and consternation in the trademark arena in recent years than the topic of parallel imports/gray market goods. In general terms, a gray market good, often referred to as a parallel import, is "[a] foreignmanufactured good, bearing a valid United States trademark, that is imported without the consent of the United States trademark holder." K Mart Corp... More... $0 (04-26-2005 - OR) |
CollegeNET, Inc. v. ApplyYourself, Inc. |
Patent infringement claim by CollegeNet, Inc. against Apply Yourself, Inc. relating to CollegeNet's Universal Forms Engine patents 6,345,278 and 6,460,042. CollegeNet claimed that both accused systems of ApplyYourself, including its current i-Class systems, infringed both patents. It also claimed that the i-Class system infringed all 44 claims of the '042 patent, and all but three of the asserted... More... $1200000 (09-11-2003 - OR) |
Debbie Folitz, et al. v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, et al. |
This case calls upon us to determine when parties other than the original litigants may gain access to materials that a court has placed under protective seal. Private and Public Intervenors appeal. Private Intervenors appeal from the district court's refusal to unseal discovery materials and court records. Public Intervenors appeal from the dismissal of their second motion to unseal docum... More... $0 (06-19-2003 - OR) |
Walter Lockett and Kristin Santose v. Gary Hill |
Defendant's dogs killed plaintiffs' cat. The trial court found that defendant was negligent and awarded plaintiffs $1,000 in compensatory damages but denied plaintiffs' claims for negligent infliction of emotional distress and loss of companionship. Plaintiffs appeal, arguing that they should be compensated for emotional distress resulting from witnessing the death of their pet. We affirm. Al... More... $0 (07-03-2002 - OR) |
American States Insurance Company, and Americqan Economy Insurance Company v. Dastar Corporation, an Oregon corpora |
Dastar Corporation, Entertainment Distributing, and Marathon Music & Video (collectively "Dastar") appeal the district court's grant of partial summary judgment in favor of American States Insurance Company and American Economy Insurance Company (collectively "American") on the sole issue of whether American owed Dastar a duty to defend in a separate action. Because the parties have engaged ... More... $0 (01-22-2003 - OR) |
Smith & Nephew, Inc. and John O. Hayhurst, M.D. v. Ethicon, Inc. |
Smith & Nephew, Inc. and John O. Hayhurst, M.D. (together "S&N") appeal the summary judgment of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon, holding that Ethicon, Inc. did not infringe, induce infringement, or contribute to infringement of United States Patent No. 5,601,557 ("the '557 patent") entitled "Anchoring and Manipulating Tissue."[1] We vacate the summary judgment and rema... More... $0 (12-12-2001 - OR) |
Hallco Manufacturing Co., Inc. v. Raymond Keith Foster |
In this patent case, Hallco Manufacturing Co. filed a declaratory judgment action seeking a judicial determination that its redesigned reciprocating conveyers did not infringe U.S. Reissue Patent No. Re35,022 (the “’022 patent”). The ’022 patent is owned by Raymond Keith Foster (“Foster”). Foster counterclaimed against Hallco Manufacturing Co. and its owner Ol... More... $0 (07-06-2001 - OR) |
Tech Heads, Inc. v. Desktop Service Center, Inc. |
Plaintiff, Tech Heads Inc., brought this action against defendant, Desktop Service Center, Inc., seeking monetary damages, injunctive, and declaratory relief regarding Desktop's use of the service marks TECHEAD, TECH HEADS, and TECHHEADS (collectively, the "Tech Heads marks"). Tech Heads alleged claims for trademark infringement under the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. 1051-1127 (First Claim for Re... More... $0 (07-11-2000 - OR) |
Robert C. Perry v. Righton.com |
This was a trademark infringement action brought by a Oregon resident and distributor of theft prevention devices for computers and other office equipment, against rightOn.com, a Delaware corporation with its principal place of business in Palo Alto, Calfornia. Plaintiff owns the trademark Righton, used to designate an anti-theft device which attaches to laptop computers. RightOn.Com offers Inte... More... $0 (03-20-2000 - OR) |
Interstellar Starship Services, Limited et al. v. Epix Incorperated, et al. |
Trade Regulation - Federal Trademark Infringement - Federal Unfair Competition - Epix manufactures and sells video imaging hardware and software to customers with regard to its products. Epix registered "EPIX" with the United States Patent and Trademark Office ("PTO") in 1990, claiming first use date of November 1984. The tendered and accepted purpose of the "EPIX" trademark encompassed "printed... More... $0 (07-19-1999 - OR) |
CD Solutions, Inc. v. John Cleven Tooker, Commercial Printing Co. an CDS Networks, Inc. |
Declaratory judgment action brought to resolve a dispute over the use of http://www.cds.com. Plaintiff, CD Solutions registered "cds.com" with Network Solutions, Inc., as a "domain name" on the Internet. After plaintiff began using the domain dame to conduct business on the Internet, defendants advised plaintiff of their trademark and requested that plaintiff transfer the name cds.com to defenda... More... $0 (04-22-1998 - OR) |