Legal Opinion
State of Vermont v. Mphj Technology Investments
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided September 28, 2015No. 2015-1310PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
O’MALLEY, Circuit Judge.
On May 8, 2013, Plaintiff-Appellee State of Vermont (“Vermont” or “the State”) filed a state court action against Defendant-Appellant MPHJ Technology Investments LLC (“MPHJ”) alleging violations of the Vermont Consumer Protection Act, 9 V.S.A. §§ 2451 et seq. (“VCPA”). The complaint alleged that letters mailed to Vermont businesses informing them that they may be infringing certain patents were deceptive and otherwise violative of the VCPA. MPHJ removed the case twice to the United States District Court for the District of Vermont, once under the State’s original…
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