Patent & Trademark

In a trademark complaint that tests the limits of paraphrase, Federated Mutual Insurance Co. claims that Auto-Owners Insurance Co.'s slogan, "We Make Your Business Insurance Our Business," violates Federated's slogan, "It's Our Business To Protect Yours," in Minneapolis Federal Court.

Advanced Technology Incubator Inc. claims Sharp Electronic Corp., Dai Nippon Printing, and DNP Color Techno Kameyama Co. violate its patent on LCD TVs, in Marshall, Texas, Federal Court.

MPEG LA LLC sued Alcatel Lucent, Lucent Technologies and Multimedia Patent Trust, claiming the defendants transferred lucrative MPEG patents to Multimedia during the Alcatel-Lucent merger, in breach of contract, unjustly enriching the defendants and cheating MPEG, in Delaware Chancery Court.

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