2023
Brann & Isaacson Wins Summary Judgment in Maine Design Patent Case
David Swetnam-Burland / 0 CommentsOn August 29, 2023, U.S. District Judge Jon D. Levy of the District of Maine granted a motion for summary judgment filed by Peter J. Brann, David Swetnam-Burland, and Stacy O. Stitham, on behalf of Brann & Isaacson client The Armaid Company. Judge Levy agreed with the B&I team that Armaid had not infringed a...
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2022
Federal Circuit Affirms B&I Victory for PetSmart in Patent Case
David Swetnam-Burland / 0 CommentsAfter hearing oral argument from David Swetnam-Burland on Monday, March 7, 2022, days later, on Thursday, March 10, the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals summarily affirmed the dismissal of a patent infringement case brought by Modern Font Applications, LLC against PetSmart in the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah. After offering Modern Font...
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2021
B&I Defeats Preliminary Injunction Motion in Maine Patent Case
David Swetnam-Burland / 0 CommentsOn August 6, Chief Judge Jon Levy of the U.S. District Court for the District of Maine sided with Brann & Isaacson client, Armaid, and denied a motion for preliminary injunction filed by the plaintiff, Range of Motion Products. After briefing and oral argument from partner Peter Brann, Judge Levy issued a comprehensive, 31-page ruling...
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2021
Peter Brann Quoted in Leading Patent Blog
David Swetnam-Burland / 0 CommentsIPWatchdog, which bills itself as one of the most-read patent blogs, reached out to counsel who submitted friend-of-the-court briefs and other leading practitioners to comment on the oral argument in the closely-watched U.S. Supreme Court case, United States v. Arthrex, concerning the constitutionality of the Patent and Trademark Appeal Board. Partner Peter Brann’s statement—”Based on...
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2021
Peter Brann Speaks to New York IP Association about Supreme Court Case
David Swetnam-Burland / 0 CommentsPartner Peter Brann was one of the featured speakers at a conference held on February 25, 2021, by the New York Intellectual Property Association on the U.S. Supreme Court case of United States v. Arthrex concerning the constitutionality of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). Brann, along with B&I partners, David Swetnam-Burland and Stacy...
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2021
Brann & Isaacson Secures Dismissal of Patent Case Against PetSmart
David Swetnam-Burland / 0 CommentsOn January 4, 2021, Senior District Judge Bruce S. Jenkins of the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah ordered the dismissal with prejudice of a patent infringement action filed by Modern Font Innovations against Brann & Isaacson client PetSmart. After hearing oral argument from partner David Swetnam-Burland, the judge ruled that Modern Font...
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2020
Brann & Isaacson Files Supreme Court Amicus Brief in Patent Case
David Swetnam-Burland / 0 CommentsOn December 1, 2020, B&I partners, Peter J. Brann, David Swetnam-Burland, and Stacy O. Stitham, filed an amicus curiae brief in the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of two leading golf equipment manufacturers, Acushnet and Roger Cleveland Golf Company, in United States v. Arthrex. The case presents the question whether administrative law judges of the...
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2019
David Swetnam-Burland Speaks to William & Mary Law Students
David Swetnam-Burland / 0 CommentsOn February 14, 2019, partner David Swetnam-Burland gave a presentation to the Student Intellectual Property Society at the William & Mary Law School in Williamsburg, Virginia. Swetnam-Burland’s talk, “Bad Patents, Good Law?” addressed his experience defending Brann & Isaacson’s e–commerce clients in patent troll litigation, and discussed recent developments in patent law and litigation from...
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2018
Federal Circuit Directs ITC To Consider Revoking Or Modifying Civil Penalty For Infringement of Invalid Patent
David Swetnam-Burland / 0 CommentsIn a victory for Brann & Isaacson clients, DBN Holding, Inc. (formerly DeLorme Publishing Co.) and BDN LLC, the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals has issued an opinion reversing and remanding the International Trade Commission’s decision not to rule on the merits of a petition asking the ITC to set aside a civil penalty order....
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2017
J. Crew Wins Summary Affirmance In Patent Dispute With Intellectual Ventures
David Swetnam-Burland / 0 CommentsOn November 20, 2017, the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals summarily affirmed the invalidity of two patents asserted against J. Crew by Intellectual Ventures without opinion, just two weeks after hearing oral argument from Partner David Swetnam–Burland. In August 2016, Judge Rodney Gilstrap of the Eastern District of Texas granted J. Crew’s motion to dismiss...
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