CNS patents
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
The U.S. Patent & Trademark Office will reexamine two of CNS' nasal strip patents, the Minneapolis-based Breathe Right manufacturer says Nov. 24. The review comes at the behest of Silver Eagle Labs, a defendant in a patent infringement case filed by CNS earlier this year; Silver Eagle counterclaimed that the patents are invalid. CNS CEO Marti Morfitt says the firm is "confident of the strength of our patents and we will continue to aggressively defend them." CNS is planning to ship two Breathe Right line extensions in early 2005 ("1The Tan Sheet" Nov. 22, 2004, In Brief)...
The U.S. Patent & Trademark Office will reexamine two of CNS' nasal strip patents, the Minneapolis-based Breathe Right manufacturer says Nov. 24. The review comes at the behest of Silver Eagle Labs, a defendant in a patent infringement case filed by CNS earlier this year; Silver Eagle counterclaimed that the patents are invalid. CNS CEO Marti Morfitt says the firm is "confident of the strength of our patents and we will continue to aggressively defend them." CNS is planning to ship two Breathe Right line extensions in early 2005 ("1 The Tan Sheet' Nov. 22, 2004, In Brief).... |