Patent suit isn’t barred by prior trademark action 
Published: December 4, 2012
Tags: claim preclusion, patent, trademark
The doctrine of claim preclusion did not apply to bar a patent infringement lawsuit based on a prior related trademark protection action, the Federal Circuit has ruled in reversing a dismissal.
Prempro claims must be dismissed
Published: October 28, 2011
Tags: claim preclusion, Prempro, product liability, statute of limitations
The plaintiffs’ product liability claims over Prempro were properly dismissed because they were sufficiently similar to claims previously litigated and dismissed as time-barred in New York, the 8th Circuit has ruled.
