Fraud, Patent Dispute Over Infringed Toothbrush Argued Before Federal Circuit

Mealey's (March 9, 2018, 1:49 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A patent owner told the Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals at oral arguments on March 9 that an infringer requested samples of a flexible toothbrush — then marked “patent pending” — with the intent to copy the technology for resale under a competing brand, and then concealed evidence of infringing shipments from a Washington federal judge (Loops LLC, et al., v. Phoenix Trading Inc., et al., No. 17-1316, Fed. Cir.)....