Legal Opinion
Stauffer v. Brooks Brothers Group, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided July 10, 2014No. 2013-1180PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHALL, Circuit Judge.
Pro se plaintiff-appellant Raymond E. Stauffer brought this qui tam action in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York in 2008. 1 In his suit, Mr. Stauffer sued defendantappellee Brooks Brothers, Inc. (“Brooks Brothers”) under the then-extant version of the false-marking statute, 35 U.S.C. § 292 (2006). 2 Mr. Stauffer alleged that Brooks Brothers violated the statute by marking its bow ties with expired patent numbers.
In 2011, while Mr. Stauffer’s action was pending, the President signed into law the America Invents Act, Pub.L. No. 112-29,…
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