In the latest volley by pharmaceutical defendants seeking alternative forums to Pennsylvania state court, drugmaker Pfizer has asked that almost 50 cases that have been removed to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania be consolidated into one multidistrict litigation.
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The Federal Circuit granted a writ of mandamus Friday ordering the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware to transfer a patent infringement suit to the Northern District of California.
A trademark plaintiff’s delivery of a broad covenant not to sue divests a district court of jurisdiction over counterclaims by the alleged infringer, the 2nd Circuit has ruled, addressing a question of first impression in the circuit. The decision came in a suit by Nike over its Air Force 1 shoe brand.
Apparel company The Gap Inc. has filed a cybersquatting suit in U.S. District Court against the Mumbai-based owners of the domain name thegap.com.