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Inline Plastics Corp. v. Lacerta Group, Inc.

  1. January 16, 2025

    IP Forecast: Mass. Court To Hear Inequitable Conduct Fight

    A federal judge in Massachusetts will hear arguments that a CEO’s “intentional misrepresentations, omissions and half-truths” at the patent office should sink his company’s infringement case over tamper-resistant plastic containers. Here's a spotlight on where that case stands — plus all the other major intellectual property matters on deck in the coming week.

  2. November 13, 2024

    Jury Backs Some Claims In Inline Plastics Patent, Axes Others

    A Massachusetts federal jury on Wednesday upheld two claims in a patent covering a tamper-resistant container, the latest development in a six-year-old infringement dispute.

  3. October 31, 2024

    IP Forecast: Another Apple Watch Trial Kicks Off In California

    Apple and Masimo will face off next week in their long-running feud over whether the tech giant misappropriated Masimo's trade secrets for some of the health-monitoring features used in newer versions of the Apple Watch. Here's a spotlight on that case — plus all the other major intellectual property matters on deck in the coming week.

  4. October 29, 2024

    Fed. Circ. Calls Plastic Co.'s IP Retrial Objection 'Frivolous'

    A panel of the Federal Circuit said Tuesday a plastic packaging manufacturer is making a "frivolous" objection to how a Massachusetts federal judge decided to set up a retrial scheduled next week over whether patents covering a kind of tamper-resistant container are invalid.

  5. June 09, 2022

    Lacerta Wants Atty, Expert Fees For 'Bad Faith' Patent Suit

    Lacerta Group Inc. has asked a Massachusetts federal judge to punish the owner of plastic container patents, saying it brought a meritless infringement suit against the plastic packaging company and then proceeded with the litigation in bad faith.

  6. February 22, 2022

    Jury Clears Lacerta Of Infringement, Finds Rival IP Invalid

    A Massachusetts federal jury has found that plastic packaging company Lacerta Group didn't rip off a series of plastic container patents, while also finding numerous claims in the patents were not valid to begin with.

  7. January 27, 2022

    IP Forecast: S&P To Fight Claims Its TM Suit Came Too Late

    S&P Global will ask a Delaware federal judge next week to keep alive parts of its trademark suit against a call service center named S&P Data, in the face of claims that lawyers for the market ratings giant knew about the name of the smaller business for years before suing. Here's a look at that case — plus all the other major intellectual property matters on deck in the coming week.

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