Sales of consumer products through online marketplaces have been commonplace for years and account for a significant portion of the total consumer products marketplace. Sellers of industrial products such as replacement...more
10/17/2023
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Industrial Products ,
Infringement ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
OEM ,
Online Marketplace ,
Patent Ownership ,
Popular ,
Trademarks ,
Wal-Mart
The most recent article in Foley & Lardner’s Supply Chain Disruption Series provides background on a number of key terms and conditions for buyers and sellers in the supply chain to consider in commercial forms. Click here to...more
11/2/2022
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Cybersecurity ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
International Trade ,
Manufacturers ,
National Security ,
PFAS ,
Proposed Rules ,
Russia ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Semiconductors ,
Supply Chain ,
Supply Shortages ,
Sustainability ,
Tax Code
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The most recent article in Foley & Lardner’s Supply Chain Disruption Series shared a number of key takeaways pertaining to accurate and compliant regulatory disclosures in areas including COVID-19...more
10/7/2022
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Disclosure Requirements ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Labor Shortage ,
Manufacturers ,
PFAS ,
Russia ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Semiconductors ,
Supply Chain ,
Sustainability ,
Ukraine ,
WTO
This news summary is provided by Foley’s Competitive Intelligence Team to inform business leaders of recent news and developments relevant to the Manufacturing Sector. ...more
9/23/2022
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Consumer Price Index ,
Forced Labor ,
Foreign Investment ,
Goods or Services ,
India ,
Manufacturers ,
Philippines ,
Railroads ,
Semiconductors ,
Supply Chain ,
Supply Shortages ,
Sustainability ,
Unions ,
Vietnam
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The most recent article in Foley & Lardner’s Supply Chain Disruption Series provides an overview of current issues affecting the production and supply of lithium-ion batteries . Click here to subscribe...more
9/9/2022
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Blockchain ,
China ,
Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
International Trade ,
Manufacturing Facilities ,
National Security ,
PFAS ,
Supply Chain ,
Supply Shortages ,
Sustainability ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
Unions ,
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA)
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The sixth installment of Foley & Lardner’s Supply Chain Disruption Series addresses some of the factors to consider pertaining to intellectual property licensing in supply agreements. Click here to...more
A bipartisan group of senators introduced legislation to expand the mandate of the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) to impound goods suspected to infringe U.S. design patent rights. Sens. Thom Tillis (R-NC), Chris Coons...more
Proposed bipartisan legislation would grant authority to the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) to seize goods that infringe U.S. design patents, which protect the ornamental appearance of articles of manufacture. CBP...more
Once again, a decision by the Federal Circuit has been overturned by the Supreme Court. In its April 23, 2020, ruling vacating and remanding the decision in Romag Fasteners, Inc. v. Fossil, Inc., the Supreme Court resolved a...more
4/30/2020
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Remand ,
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Trademark Litigation ,
Trademarks ,
Vacated ,
Willful Infringement
In a case affecting aftermarket automotive suppliers, on February 20, 2018, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan issued a decision declining to invalidate or render unenforceable two of Ford’s design...more
2/26/2018
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Competition ,
Design Patent ,
Ford Motor ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Lanham Act ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Invalidity ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Trademarks
On December 6, 2016, the Supreme Court issued a rare unanimous decision on the issue of damages for design patent infringement that continues the Apple v. Samsung smartphone legal odyssey. It also marks only the second time...more
12/7/2016
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Calculation of Damages ,
Cell Phones ,
Component Parts Doctrine ,
Damages ,
Design Patent ,
Manufacturers ,
Patent Infringement ,
Profits ,
Remand ,
Reversal ,
SCOTUS
On April 2, 2015, the USPTO published its final rules to implement the Hague Agreement Concerning International Registration of Industrial Designs (Hague Agreement), with an effective date of May 13, 2015. The Hague Agreement...more
Today, February 13, 2015, the United States deposited with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) its instrument of accession to the Hague Agreement Concerning International Registration of Industrial Designs...more
Some of the world’s strongest consumer products companies have achieved this success by harmoniously integrating technical innovation and distinctive product design. Worldwide brands such as Bang & OlufsenTM are built on...more
With the launch of possibly hundreds of new generic top-level domains (gTLDs) on the horizon, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) will open on March 26, 2013 the Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH), in...more