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| Court: | U.S. Supreme Court |
| Topic: | Civil Procedure, Intellectual Property, Patent, Trade Dress |
| Title: | HOLMES GROUP, INC. v. VORNADO AIR CIRCULATION SYS., INC. |
| Date: | 06/03/02 |
| Case Number: | 01-408 |
| Summary: | Where a complaint seeks declaratory judgment of non-infringement of trade dress and an injunction against such accusations, but does not assert a patent law claim, the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals cannot assert jurisdiction over the case, although the answer contains a patent law counterclaim. |
| Court: | U.S. Supreme Court |
| Topic: | Intellectual Property, Patent |
| Title: | FESTO CORP. v. SHOKETSU KINZOKU KOGYO KABUSHIKI CO., LTD. |
| Date: | 05/28/02 |
| Case Number: | 00-1543 |
| Summary: | Prosecution history estoppel may apply to any claim amendment made to satisfy the Patent Act's requirements, not just to amendments made to avoid the prior art, but estoppel need not bar suit against every equivalent to the amended claim element. |