Legal Opinion
In Re Dippin' Dots Patent Litigation
District Court, N.D. Georgia
Decided March 31, 2003No. CIV.A. 1:00CV907TWTPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
THRASH, District Judge.
These are related actions brought by the Plaintiffs for patent infringement pursuant to the Patent Act, (35 U.S.C. § 100 et seq.), trade dress and trademark infringement pursuant to the Lanham Act, (15 U.S.C. § 1125), alleged violations of the Uniform Trade Secrets Act (18 U.S.C. § 1905), and breach of contract. The Defendants seek a declaratory judgment that the patent in question is invalid and unenforceable. The actions are pending in this Court for consolidated pretrial proceedings pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1407. They are before this Court on multiple motions for…
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