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Intellectual Property

Jul. 27, 2010

Judge Tosses Patent Marking Claim

In a novel move in the rapidly growing arena of false patent marking, the claim against one defendant was dismissed for lack of standing because an identical lawsuit is pending in another district court.

By Mandy Jackson

Daily Journal Staff Writer

In a novel move for the rapidly growing arena of false patent marking, the claim against one defendant was dismissed for lack of standing in federal court for the Northern District of California because an identical lawsuit is pending in another district court.

San Jose-based San Francisco Technology Inc. filed a qui tam lawsuit in March against Watertown, Mass.-based Exergen Corp. an...

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