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Trademark Law and the Unlawful Use Doctrine: The Federal Circuit Confirms—the Doctrine is a Defense to Trademark Infringement

York Faulkner

Aug 15
7 min

Trademark Law and the Unlawful Use Doctrine: The Federal Circuit Confirms—the Doctrine is a Defense to Trademark Infringement

. . . The Federal Circuit emphasized that the district court’s “blanket rejection of the unlawful use defense” was unfounded . . . . ...

Unjustified Sealing of Indictment Leads to Reversal of Criminal Conviction in United States v. Boswell

York Faulkner

Aug 14
10 min

Unjustified Sealing of Indictment Leads to Reversal of Criminal Conviction in United States v. Boswell

. . . In such circumstances, sealing the indictment “would undermine the purpose of having a statute of limitations at all.” Introduction...

From Abstract Ideas to Inventive Concepts: Navigating Alice's Wonderland of Software Patents

York Faulkner

Aug 10
7 min

From Abstract Ideas to Inventive Concepts: Navigating Alice's Wonderland of Software Patents

. . . " The Federal Circuit rejected that assertion noting that Mobile Acuity’s alleged “inventive concept” is merely “part of the...

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