Portland, Oregon intellectual property lawyers represented the Plaintiffs who sued the Defendant on a trademark infringement theory under the Landham Act.

"The Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1051 et seq., was enacted by Congress in 1946. The Act provides for a national system of trademark registration and protects the owner of a federally registered mark against the use of similar marks if su... More...    $0 (02-16-2024 - OR)

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.

15 U.S.C. 1125 provides:

(1) Any person who, on or in connection with any goods or services, or any container for goods, uses in commerce any word, term, name, symbol, or device, or any combination thereof, or any... More...    $0 (12-10-2023 - OR)

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.
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Janell Howard served as the Finance Director for the City of Coos Bay (“City”) from 1998 through 2008. On September 16, 2008, after an investigation into whether Howard had shoplifted from Wal-Mart (from which no cha... More...    $0 (09-29-2017 - OR)

This appeal is from a civil forfeiture of $11,500 under
21 U.S.C. § 881(a)(6). The claimant and his wife are heroin
addicts, who have been buying and selling drugs for most of
their lives. When the claimant, through a friend, tried to post
the $11,500 as bail for his wife, the government seized the
cash. At trial, the government had two theories: first, that the
money was p... More...    $0 (09-06-2017 - OR)

We agreed to hear this case en banc to clarify whether the
statute of limitations in 28 U.S.C. § 2401(b) of the Federal
Tort Claims Act (“FTCA�) may be equitably tolled. We hold
that § 2401(b) is not “jurisdictional,� and that equitable
tolling is available under the circumstances presented in this
case.
I. BACKGROUND
A. Statutory Background
The FTCA conta... More...    $0 (10-09-2013 - OR)

Smith & Nephew, Inc. (“Smithâ€�) 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. (“Arthrexâ€�) does not infringe claim 1 of U.S. Patent 5,601,557 (the “’557 patentâ€�). 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 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)

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)

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.

For purposes of summary judgment, we review the facts in the light most favorable to plaintiff to determine if there exist... More...    $0 (04-27-2011 - OR)

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.

Defendants denied that they copied the design from Blount but got it from Carlton Co., a Milwauk... More...    $2000000 (03-10-2009 - OR)

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 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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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. (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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)