Our weekly SoCal IP Institute meeting on Monday, April 28, 2014 will be a discussion of two cases.  The first relates to preliminary injunctive relief in patent cases and the second case relates to trademark infringement.  Brief synopses of the cases appear below.

Trebro Mfg. v. Firefly Equipment and Steven Aposhian, Case No. 2013-1347 (Fed Cir. April 9, 2014) (available here). Trebro Mfg. appeals the district court’s ruling denying Trebro’s preliminary injunction motion. On appeal, the Federal Circuit vacates the district court’s ruling and remands for further proceedings.

The Ohio State University v. Skreened, Ltd., (S.D. Ohio. April 18, 2014) (available here). The district court denied in part and granted in part Ohio State University’s motion for summary judgment relating to trademark infringement.

All are invited to join us in our discussion during the SoCal IP Institute meeting on Monday, April 28, 2014 at Noon in our Westlake Village office. This activity is approved for 1 hour of MCLE credit. If you will be joining us, please RSVP to Noelle Smith by 9 am Monday morning.