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I am selling bed bug traps on Amazon. Recently I received a warning from another seller that says I am infringing on their utility patent.
While looking up their patent (publication number: US20110225873A1), I am seeing different information about the status.
1) Source 1: Google Patents https://patents.google.com/patent/US20110225873?oq=patent:20110225873A1
Google Patents says the latest status is: 2019-08-12 Application status is Active.
2) Source 2: USPTO https://portal.uspto.gov/pair/PublicPair
Select "Publication Number", enter: US 20110225873 A1, and press Submit
It says Status: Application Involved in Court Proceedings. Also, when I click on the "Image File Wrapper" tab, the latest update on 04-08-2019 shows that the patent was dismissed by the court
So is the patent rejected or accepted? If it's rejected, does that mean I still have the right to sell bed bug traps?
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I am selling bed bug traps on Amazon. Recently I received a warning from another seller that says I am infringing on their utility patent.
While looking up their patent (publication number: US20110225873A1), I am seeing different information about the status.
1) Source 1: Google Patents https://patents.google.com/patent/US20110225873?oq=patent:20110225873A1
Google Patents says the latest status is: 2019-08-12 Application status is Active.
2) Source 2: USPTO https://portal.uspto.gov/pair/PublicPair
Select "Publication Number", enter: US 20110225873 A1, and press Submit
It says Status: Application Involved in Court Proceedings. Also, when I click on the "Image File Wrapper" tab, the latest update on 04-08-2019 shows that the patent was dismissed by the court
So is the patent rejected or accepted? If it's rejected, does that mean I still have the right to sell bed bug traps?
patents
asked 8 hours ago
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I am selling bed bug traps on Amazon. Recently I received a warning from another seller that says I am infringing on their utility patent.
While looking up their patent (publication number: US20110225873A1), I am seeing different information about the status.
1) Source 1: Google Patents https://patents.google.com/patent/US20110225873?oq=patent:20110225873A1
Google Patents says the latest status is: 2019-08-12 Application status is Active.
2) Source 2: USPTO https://portal.uspto.gov/pair/PublicPair
Select "Publication Number", enter: US 20110225873 A1, and press Submit
It says Status: Application Involved in Court Proceedings. Also, when I click on the "Image File Wrapper" tab, the latest update on 04-08-2019 shows that the patent was dismissed by the court
So is the patent rejected or accepted? If it's rejected, does that mean I still have the right to sell bed bug traps?
patents
asked 8 hours ago
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I am selling bed bug traps on Amazon. Recently I received a warning from another seller that says I am infringing on their utility patent.
While looking up their patent (publication number: US20110225873A1), I am seeing different information about the status.
1) Source 1: Google Patents https://patents.google.com/patent/US20110225873?oq=patent:20110225873A1
Google Patents says the latest status is: 2019-08-12 Application status is Active.
2) Source 2: USPTO https://portal.uspto.gov/pair/PublicPair
Select "Publication Number", enter: US 20110225873 A1, and press Submit
It says Status: Application Involved in Court Proceedings. Also, when I click on the "Image File Wrapper" tab, the latest update on 04-08-2019 shows that the patent was dismissed by the court
So is the patent rejected or accepted? If it's rejected, does that mean I still have the right to sell bed bug traps?
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That is not at all what USPTO is telling you. Courts do not simply "dismiss" patents - that isn't a terminology you'd ever see used for a patent that was found to be invalid.
Timeline of events:
- United Industries Corporation brought a suit against the owner of the patent, claiming unpatentability.
- That case went to trial, and the court found the claim to be invalid and that UIC failed to show unpatentability.
- UIC appealed that decision to the Court of Appeals.
- The Court of Appeals dismissed the case because both parties agreed to its dismissal (it's possible they reached some external agreement we don't know about).
As far as I can tell, at this moment, the patent is active.
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Separately from the state of enforceable of the patent is does your product fit the definition of the invention under the wording of any of the claims.
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That is not at all what USPTO is telling you. Courts do not simply "dismiss" patents - that isn't a terminology you'd ever see used for a patent that was found to be invalid.
Timeline of events:
- United Industries Corporation brought a suit against the owner of the patent, claiming unpatentability.
- That case went to trial, and the court found the claim to be invalid and that UIC failed to show unpatentability.
- UIC appealed that decision to the Court of Appeals.
- The Court of Appeals dismissed the case because both parties agreed to its dismissal (it's possible they reached some external agreement we don't know about).
As far as I can tell, at this moment, the patent is active.
answered 6 hours ago
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Wow thanks so much for the writeup
– Edmund
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That is not at all what USPTO is telling you. Courts do not simply "dismiss" patents - that isn't a terminology you'd ever see used for a patent that was found to be invalid.
Timeline of events:
- United Industries Corporation brought a suit against the owner of the patent, claiming unpatentability.
- That case went to trial, and the court found the claim to be invalid and that UIC failed to show unpatentability.
- UIC appealed that decision to the Court of Appeals.
- The Court of Appeals dismissed the case because both parties agreed to its dismissal (it's possible they reached some external agreement we don't know about).
As far as I can tell, at this moment, the patent is active.
answered 6 hours ago
animuson♦animuson
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Wow thanks so much for the writeup
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That is not at all what USPTO is telling you. Courts do not simply "dismiss" patents - that isn't a terminology you'd ever see used for a patent that was found to be invalid.
Timeline of events:
- United Industries Corporation brought a suit against the owner of the patent, claiming unpatentability.
- That case went to trial, and the court found the claim to be invalid and that UIC failed to show unpatentability.
- UIC appealed that decision to the Court of Appeals.
- The Court of Appeals dismissed the case because both parties agreed to its dismissal (it's possible they reached some external agreement we don't know about).
As far as I can tell, at this moment, the patent is active.
answered 6 hours ago
animuson♦animuson
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That is not at all what USPTO is telling you. Courts do not simply "dismiss" patents - that isn't a terminology you'd ever see used for a patent that was found to be invalid.
Timeline of events:
- United Industries Corporation brought a suit against the owner of the patent, claiming unpatentability.
- That case went to trial, and the court found the claim to be invalid and that UIC failed to show unpatentability.
- UIC appealed that decision to the Court of Appeals.
- The Court of Appeals dismissed the case because both parties agreed to its dismissal (it's possible they reached some external agreement we don't know about).
As far as I can tell, at this moment, the patent is active.
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Wow thanks so much for the writeup
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Wow thanks so much for the writeup
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Separately from the state of enforceable of the patent is does your product fit the definition of the invention under the wording of any of the claims.
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