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Federal Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment on Non-Infringement in Reiffin v. Microsoft

Klarquist successfully obtained summary judgment of patent invalidity as to one of Plaintiff’s patents on preemptive multithreading software. The invalidity ruling also eliminated Plaintiff’s claimed patent priority date on a second asserted patent—resulting in the Patent Office granting a reexamination request regarding the validity of the second patent. All claims of the second patent were […]

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Klarquist Listed in Best Law Firms 2010 List by U.S. News and Best Lawyers

U.S. News Media Group and Best Lawyers have listed Klarquist in their Best Law Firms 2010 list. The firm received a first tier ranking in Oregon for Intellectual Property and a third tier ranking nationally for Intellectual Property. Approximately 105 law firms were ranked for Intellectual Property across the U.S. and 11 firms for Oregon. […]

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Klarquist Wins Motion to Vacate Judgment and Injunction in Trademark Dispute

Klarquist attorneys retained at the last minute successfully defended against contempt allegations at an evidentiary hearing on an order to show cause, convincing the Court to vacate its default judgment and injunction entered against Renaissance Malibu Foundation and dismiss the case for lack of personal jurisdiction. The case was filed in the District of Oregon […]

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International Game Technology Wins Summary Judgment of Non-Infringement

On May 13, 2010, the Honorable Ronald M. Whyte of the Northern District of California granted IGT’s motion for summary judgment of non-infringement of Aristrocrat’s Patent Nos. 7,056,215 and 7,108,603, which relate to slot machine jackpot methods. The District Court ruled that IGT does not infringe the patents-in-suit because no single actor performs all steps […]

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Klarquist Receives Top Tier Rankings from Chambers USA

Klarquist has again received a top tier ranking from Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business 2010, recognizing our firm as one of leading intellectual property law firms in Oregon. In addition, three Klarquist attorneys received individual recognition for intellectual property. John D. Vandenberg and William D. Noonan, M.D. both received top tier rankings, while Scott […]

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Klarquist Named a “Go-To Law Firm” for Intellectual Property

Corporate Counsel® magazine has named Klarquist a “Go-To Law Firm®” in their In-House Law Departments at the Top 500 Companies 2010 directory. Klarquist was chosen for intellectual property work done on behalf of our client The Kroger Company. This is the fifth consecutive year the firm has appeared in the directory.  

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Digimarc Receives $4.5M in Licensing Agreement

Klarquist’s client Digimarc Corporation, of Beaverton Oregon, has settled patent infringement litigation in Delaware with Arbitron Inc. The parties entered a non-exclusive licensing agreement for a $4.5 million payment to Digimarc. Digimarc’s patented portfolio includes innovations in areas such as audience measurement, mobile music identification, visual search, copyright filtering, royalty audits, and brand protection. Digimarc […]

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USPTO Implements Accelerated Examination Program for Green Technologies

The USPTO has implemented a Green Technology Pilot Program, which will provide partial accelerated examination of at least 3,000 qualified applications pertaining to green technologies filed before December 8, 2009. The program thus is not currently available for applications not yet filed. Petitions for accelerated examination under this program must be filed via EFS at […]

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Columbia River Knife and Tool Wins Summary Judgment of Non-Infringement

Klarquist attorneys obtained summary judgment for our client, Columbia River Knife and Tool (CRKT) on claims of patent infringement raised by Taylor Brands, LLC related to assisted opening knives. The case was filed in the Eastern District of Tennessee on December 12, 2008. On April 10, 2009, before the initial case scheduling conference and any […]

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