This is the February 2011 installment of Sutherland's “Shooting, Hunting, and Outdoor Industries IP Update.” These updates are intended to inform our readers about intellectual property (IP) developments in the shooting, hunting, and outdoor industries. If the information provided herein is of interest, or if additional information is desired, please contact us.

In This Update:

LaserMax Granted Royalty-Free Patent Licenses in Crimson Trace Patent Infringement Feud; Patent Owner Asserts Firearm Mounted Video Camera Patent; New False Patent Marking Cases Filed by Patent Group, LLC; Patent Asserted for Light Emitting Diode (LED) Assembly for Flashlights; and, Sabre Defense Indicted for Firearm Export Control Violations.

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