Legal Opinion
Amax, Inc. v. ACCO Brands Corp.
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided October 13, 2017No. Civil Action No. 16–10695–NMGPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Nathaniel M. Gorton, United States District Judge
Plaintiffs Amax, Inc. ("Amax") and Worktools, Inc. ("Worktools" and, collectively with Amax, "plaintiffs") allege that *435defendant ACCO Brands Corp. ("ACCO" or "defendant") has infringed their patents and trademark which relate to spring-enabled staplers.
The Court held a Markman hearing on October 5, 2017, during which the defendant presented a tutorial on the subject technology and the parties disputed the meaning of 13 terms that are included in 24 claims of the patents-in-suit.
I.Overview of the Patented Technology
The plaintiffs and defendant…
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