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NEVILLE v. FOUNDATION CONSTRUCTORS, INC. Before Lourie, O’Malley, and Chen. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Summary: The Federal Circuit affirmed a construction of “end plate” that…
CATERPILLAR PAVING PRODUCTS v. WIRTGEN AMERICA, INC. Before Lourie, Dyk, and Reyna. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Summary : Remand of an IPR based on Arthrex is not justified where the final written decision issued after the decision in…
In Re FORNEY INDUSTRIES, INC. Before Dyk, O’Malley, and Chen. Appeal from the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. Summary: Multi-colored marks may be inherently distinctive when used on product packaging. Forney filed a Trademark Application for a…
A jury determined that Benton Energy Service Co. infringed a patent for improved drilling in offshore oil wells owned by Cajun Services Unlimited. The jury also determined that Benton breached its rental agreement for the patented tool, committed fraud on…
