United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ROCKWELL GRAPHIC SYSTEMS, INC., Plaintiff–Appellant, v. DEV INDUSTRIES, INC.; Press Machinery Corp.; and Robert Fleck, Defendants–Appellees. No. 90–1499, 925 F.2d 174 Argued Jan. 11, 1991. Decided Feb. 11, 1991. Before CUMMINGS, POSNER, and FLAUM, Circuit Judges. Opinion POSNER, Circuit Judge. This is a suit for misappropriation […]
United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania. LARAMI CORPORATION, Plaintiff, v. Alan AMRON and Talk to Me Products, Inc., Defendants. 27 U.S.P.Q.2d 1280, 1993 WL 69581 No. CIV. A. 91-6145, March 11, 1993 MEMORANDUM REED. [1] This is a patent case concerning toy water guns manufactured by plaintiff Larami Corporation (“Larami”). Currently before me is Larami’s motion […]
Read: You were previously assigned 35 U.S.C. 100 and 101. Read them again. Also read 35 U.S.C. 112. Read David V. Radack, Reading and Understanding Patent Claims. Carefully read U.S. Patent No. 6,263,732 for the OXO measuring cup. We’ll use that to discuss a number of patent-related issues. Take a look at the actual product and watch the video about […]
SOURCE OF RIGHTS, SUBJECT MATTER, OWNERSHIP, DURATION Copyright Patent (utility) Trade secret Trademark Source of protection Federal: Copyright & Patent Clause, 1976 Copyright Act State: generally preempted Federal: Copyright & Patent Clause, 1952 Patent Act and 2011 AIA amendments State: generally preempted Federal: Commerce Clause; Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2017 (DTSA) State: Uniform Trade Secrets Act […]
