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Intellectual Property

Nov. 26, 2014

Judge affirms that battery producer's patent is invalid before trial

A Los Angeles federal judge rejected a motion on Friday from Tustin-based battery producer mophie Inc. to reconsider a ruling that its patent is invalid, just weeks before a trial.

By Kevin Lee
Daily Journal Staff Writer

A Los Angeles federal judge rejected a motion on Friday from Tustin-based battery producer mophie Inc. to reconsider a ruling that its patent is invalid, just weeks before a trial against Texas-based marketing company Serve Global LLC and other defendants. U.S. District Judge Dolly M. Gee determined earlier this month that the claim language in the company's mobile device battery pack patent was indefinite, relying on recent guidance f...

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