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NEW! IP Section Provides Case Updates on Hot IP Cases
As a service to its members and the IP community at large, the IP Section of the State Bar of Georgia has launched a new service of case updates to keep you current on breaking cases in IP law from across the country. The service is provided by volunteer support from our Section Members and [...]
Case Review: Tokai Corp. v. Easton Enterprises, Inc. (Fed. Cir. 2011)
Decided: January 31, 2011 The CAFC upheld the district court’s determination on summary judgment that three of Tokai’s patents were invalid as obvious. The patents-in-suit relate to safety and triggering mechanisms in utility lighters. The panel majority found that various combinations of cigarette lighter prior art rendered the asserted claims obvious. In particular, one of [...]
