Here's a strange one.
Dennis Crouch reports that the Federal Circuit has just affirmed a decision in favor of Reebok in a patent infringement lawsuit brought against it by a fellow named Kalman Gyory. Nothing terribly unusual about this disposition on the merits. What is curious is the Court's denial Reebok's request for fees.
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Not exactly IP related, but I'm happy to see that at least some common sense still exists in this country.
As you may have heard, a lawyer in Ney York got upset a while back when a couple of old-timers started telling lawyer jokes outside a Long Island courthouse. So upset he had the pair ARRESTED! Fortunately, the grand jury refused to indict. (Should have put McCoy on the case.)
Lawyer jokes have never bothered me. In fact, I take a kind of perverse pride in the fact that people spend time and energy making them up. And of course, what makes the jokes funny is that they contain an element of truth.
Without a sense of humor, law is a far too grim way to make a living. It's good to remember that from time to time and not take any of this stuff too seriously.
Federal Circuit Upholds Design Patent Infringement Award
An interesting case from the Federal Circuit today. What's unusual is that the Federal Circuit actually upheld a finding of design patent infringement. What's more unusual is that the court upheld a monetary award in favor of the design patent owner. While I haven't checked this rigorously, (and I'm sure someone will let me know if I'm wrong) it's the first time in my recent memory they have done so. Let's hope it signals a trend.
The case is instructive for several reasons.
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