Legal Opinion

Romag Fasteners, Inc. v. Fossil, Inc.

District Court, D. Connecticut

Decided October 24, 2013No. Civil Action No. 10-01827-WGYPublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*266 MEMORANDUM & ORDER

WILLIAM G. YOUNG*, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

The instant case raises patent and trademark issues involving magnetic snap fasteners on handbags and other leather accessories.

The plaintiff Romag Fasteners, Inc. (“Romag”) designs, causes to be manufactured, and sells magnetic snap fasteners used in handbags and other accessories. Compl. ¶ 8, ECF No. 1. Romag holds U.S. Patent No. 5,722,126 (the “'126 patent”). Compl., Ex. A, U.S. Patent, ECF No. 1. The '126 patent was issued on March 3, 1998 for an invention by Howard J. Reiter entitled “Magnetic Snap Fasteners.” Id.;…

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