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November 2010 | Legal Update

Nutter’s Patent and Trademark Bulletin for the District of Massachusetts is a reporter on recent patent and trademark opinions from the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts.

In the November 2010 issue:

• Judge Young construes patent claims involving headsets
• District Court engages in claim construction of means-plus-function claim
• Court rules on numerous motions in patent spat related to LEDs, including motions addressing ownership, inventorship, validity, and enforceability
• The District Court issues claim construction ruling in patent dispute over device for mounting firearm accessories
• Judge Gertner construes scope of patent related to prenatal screening for Down syndrome
• Bose only wins half the battle on summary judgment regarding patent validity
• Gore wins summary judgment of non-infringement in case brought by Millipore
• $1.6 million judgment in favor of patentee in street-hockey ball lawsuit upheld
• Federal Circuit clarifies reissue recapture rule in MBO Labs v. Beckton, Dickinson & Co. dispute
• Fenwal Inc. obtains reversal of $15.6 million at the Federal Circuit
• Bear Republic Brewing Co. loses motion to preliminarily enjoin use of its RACER 5 and RED ROCKET marks
• District Court finds personal jurisdiction over Defendants in Berklee College of Music, Inc. trademark and copyright lawsuit
• Judge Gorton denies preliminary injunction requested by Peoples Federal Savings Bank
• Computer game creator wins fight to litigate in the Commonwealth, but loses preliminary injunction
• District Court dismisses trademark infringement and unfair competition claims against Under Armour