Legal Opinion
Romag Fasteners, Inc. v. Fossil, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided August 9, 2017No. 2016-1115; 2016-1116; 2016-1842PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion concurring-in-part, dissenting-impart filed by Circuit Judge NEWMAN.
*1333DYK, Circuit Judge.
Romag Fasteners, Inc. (“Romag”) owns U.S. Patent No. 5,722,126 (“126 patent”) on magnetic snap fasteners, which it sells under its registered trademark, ROMAG, U.S. Trademark Reg. No. 2,095,367 (“’367 trademark”). Romag sued Fossil, Inc. and various retailers (together, “Fossil”) for, inter alia, patent infringement, trademark infringement, and violation of the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act (“CUT-PA”) in the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut (“district court”). The jury…
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