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    Fitbit v Valencell

    Fitbit, Inc. v. Valencell, Inc. No. 2019-1048 Fed. Cir. Before Circuit Judges Newman, Dyk, and Reyna. Apple petitioned the Board…

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    Arctic Cat v Bombardier Recreational

    Arctic Cat Inc. v. Bombardier Recreational Products Inc., BRP U.S. Inc. 2019-1080 Fed. Cir. Before Circuit Judges Lourie, Moore, and…

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    AVX Corp v. Presidio Components

    AVX Corp v. Presidio Components No. 2018-1106 Fed. Cir. May 13, 2019 Before Circuit Judges Newman, O’Malley, and Taranto. Presidio…

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    Bradium Technologies v Iancu

    Bradium Technologies v Iancu Nos. 2017-2579, 2017-2580 Fed. Cir. May 13, 2019 Before Circuit Judges Moore, Reyna and Chen. Microsoft…

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    ATI Technologies ULC v. Iancu

    ATI Technologies ULC v. Iancu Nos. 2016-2222, 2016-2406, 2016-2608 Fed. Cir. April 11, 2019 Before Circuit Judges Newman, O’Malley, and…

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    Duncan Parking Tech v. IPS Group

    Patent and Trademark Appeal Case Summary Duncan Parking Technologies, Inc. v. IPS Group, Inc.No. 2018-1205 Federal Circuit Judges Lourie, Dyk,…

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    No dice Marco Guldenaar Holding B.V.

    In re: Marco Guldenaar Holding B.V. No. 2017-2465 Fed. Cir. Dec. 28, 2018 Before Circuit Judges Chen, Mayer, and Bryson. Opinion by Circuit…

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    Acceleration Bay v Activision Blizzard

      ACCELERATION BAY, LLC, Appellant v. ACTIVISION BLIZZARD INC., ELECTRONIC ARTS INC., TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE, INC., 2K SPORTS, INC., ROCKSTAR…

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    Natural Alternatives International v. Iancu

    Natural Alternatives International v. Iancu No. 2017-1962 Fed. Cir. Oct. 1, 2018 Opinion by Chief Judge Prost with Circuit Judges…

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    Zheng Cai-Tai Chi Green Tea v Diamond Hong trademark appeal

    ZHENG CAI, DBA TAI CHI GREEN TEA INC., Appellant v. DIAMOND HONG, INC., Appellee 2018-1688 Decided: August 27, 2018 The…

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    ZUP v. Nash Manufacturing patent case summary – patent obvious

    ZUP, LLC v. Nash Manufacturing, Inc. No. 2017-1601  Fed. Cir. July 25, 2018 Opinion by Chief Judge Prost with Circuit Judge…

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    ZEROCLICK v. APPLE

    ZEROCLICK, LLC, Plaintiff-Appellant  v. APPLE INC., Defendant-Appellee 2017-1267 The Federal Circuit found that the district court had failed to undertake…

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    Intellectual Property-Add Value to Your Hospitality Business

    Elon Musk, chief executive of Tesla, has recently taken on Warren Buffet, chief executive officer of Berkshire Hathaway, regarding Buffet’s…

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    Droplets v. E*TRADE case summary

    Droplets, Inc., v. E*TRADE Bank Nos. 2016-2504,-2602 Fed. Cir. Apr. 19, 2018 Opinion by Judge O’Malley with Circuit Judges Dyk…

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    Brand Names in the Hospitality Industry

    It is a well-known premise that our brains respond differently to names over other words that are generally used but…

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    The Consequences of Over-Service

    With March Madness in full swing and the beginning of tourist season right around the corner, many bars and restaurants…

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    Dram Shop Cases-Underage Purchasers in NC

    Dram Shop Cases & Underage Purchasers: What NC Business Owners Should Know Almost everyone knows it is unlawful for an…

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    Advanced Video v. HTC, Blackberry, Motorola

    ADVANCED VIDEO TECHNOLOGIES LLC, v. HTC CORPORATION, HTC AMERICA, INC., BLACKBERRY LTD, BLACKBERRY CORPORATION, MOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC, Defendants-Appellees Federal Circuit…

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    Restaurant Hospitality Industry Premises Liability Law

    Basic Premises Liability Law for the Restaurant and Hospitality Industry This article was originally published in the Wilmington Business Journal…

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    Waymo v. Uber, Ottomotto, Otto Trucking

    Waymo LLC, v. Uber Technologies, Inc., Ottomotto LLC, Otto Trucking LLC Nos. 2017-2235, -2253 Fed. Cir. Sept. 13, 2017 Opinion by…

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    Adjustacam v Newegg patent appeal case summary

    ADJUSTACAM, LLC, Plaintiff-Appellee v. NEWEGG, INC., NEWEGG.COM, INC., ROSEWILL, INC., Defendants-Appellants 2016-1882 Appeal from the United States District Court for the…

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    LYONS v. AMER. COLL. OF VET. SPORTS MED. REHAB trademark trial appeal summary

    SHEILA LYONS, DVM,  Appellant v. THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF VETERINARY SPORTS MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION,  Appellee 2016-2055 Decided: June 8, 2017…

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    ARCELORMITTAL v. AK STEEL CORPORATION case summary

    ARCELORMITTAL, ARCELORMITTAL ATLANTIQUE ET LORRAINE, Plaintiffs-Appellants v. AK STEEL CORPORATION, SEVERSTAL DEARBORN, INC., WHEELING-NISSHIN INC., Defendants-Appellees Case No. 2016-1357 Appeal…

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    Novartis AG v. Noven Pharmaceuticals Inc. patent case summary

    Novartis AG v. Noven Pharmaceuticals Inc. No. 2016-1678, -1679 Fed. Cir. Apr. 4, 2017 Opinion by Circuit Judge Wallach with Chief…

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    EMPLOYEES BEHAVING BADLY

    This article was originally published in the November 2016 issue of SC Lawyer, the magazine of the South Carolina Bar…

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    SC Court of Appeals – Statute of Limitations

    SC Court of Appeals Discusses Effect of Military Service on Statute of Limitations The South Carolina Court of Appeals recently…

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    Would you like fries with that, um, Nose?

    Would You Like Fries with That, um, Nose? In Easterling v. Burger King. Corp., Opin. No. 5404 (May 18, 2016),…