Federal Circuit: ITC Erred In Denying Relief On Trade Dress Claims

Mealey's (December 10, 2018, 1:57 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — Allegations that various defaulting respondents imported spine boards, cervical collars, CPR masks, training manikins and product literature that infringed the trade dress of two medical device makers were erroneously rejected by the International Trade Commission (ITC) as inadequately pleaded, the Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled Dec. 7 (Laerdal Medical Corp., et al. v. International Trade Commission, No. 17-2445, Fed. Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 34465)....