Legal Opinion
Novadaq Technologies, Inc. v. Karl Storz GmbH & Co. K.G.
District Court, N.D. California
Decided November 10, 2015No. Case No. 14-cv-04853-PSGPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*950ORDER GRANTING-IN-PART MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
PAUL S. GREWAL, United States Magistrate Judge
Product launches are all about creating excitement. Excitement for a product. Excitement for the product’s manufacturer. Excitement for the product’s anticipated customers. But not everyone is excited, especially a trademark owner that believes the launched product infringes that trademark. This dispute offers one such example.
Plaintiff Novadaq Technologies, Inc. specializes in medical imaging products that use its SPY-trademarked fluorescence imaging technology.1 Defendants Karl Storz GmbH & Co.…
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