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Brooks”) cease and desist the use of the Mark NITRO mark in connection with footwear. PUMA also alleges that the Brooks shoe the “Aurora BL” infringes upon their DesignPatent No. 1114 and DesignPatent Infringement in violation of 35 U.S.C. § § 271 and 283. The parties were unable to reach a settlement.
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As further explained below, companies should thus very seriously consider the inclusion of patent markings on all relevant products. DesignPatent No. 13, 2015, which was the designpatent asserted in the matter noted above. DesignPatent No. At bottom are two annotated versions of a figure from U.S.
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