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The Dallas County Line Matters in Texas Patent Litigation

One of the finer points of practicing patent litigation in Texas, which is home to four federal judicial districts, is ...

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Design protection

Pirates Beware: Amazon Patent Aims to Sink Shipments of Counterfeit Products

Gone are the days of pirate ships bristling with cannons and chests of stolen treasure.  Modern pirates operate computers, and ...

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Patent Infringement

Fee Structures for Managing Patent Litigation Costs

There’s no way around it: patent litigation costs can come as a surprise to those who have not been involved ...

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Customer Relationships

Customer Relationships May Not Be Trade Secrets

In a relatively recent order denying a plaintiff’s application for preliminary injunction, Judge Mazzant of the U.S. District Court for ...

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Inter Partes Review

Challenges to Patent Validity at the USPTO PTAB

An Inter Partes Review (IPR) is a trial held before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) that determines whether ...

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Carstens, Allen & Gourley Expands with Addition of Waco, Texas Office

New Office Adds Deep Patent Litigation to the Western District of Texas  DALLAS – October 28, 2020 – Carstens, Allen ...

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