Rebecca Harker Duttry
Subscribe to Rebecca Harker Duttry's PostsRebecca Harker Duttry focuses her practice on intellectual property, with an emphasis on patent infringement litigation. She has litigated a broad range of technologies in the biotechnological, pharmaceutical and electrical arts, including cardiac rhythm management devices, therapeutic antibodies, food supplements/vitamins, smartphones and video game consoles. Rebecca has also prepared and prosecuted US patent applications in the pharmaceutical arts. In addition, she maintains an active pro bono practice as an advocate for veterans. Read Harker Duttry's full bio.
2019 IP Law Year in Review: Trademarks
By Eleanor B. Atkins, Rebecca Harker Duttry, Sarah Bro and Paul Devinsky on Feb 6, 2020
Posted In Trademarks
Executive Summary Trademark jurisprudence in 2019 may be best summarized in two words: questions and answers. Decisions handed down at the district court level have teed up key questions that are poised to be answered by the United States Supreme Court in the 2020 term—such as the protectability of certain “.com” trademarks, as well as...
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No Splitting the Die – Federal Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment of Noninfringement
By Rebecca Harker Duttry on Jan 8, 2020
Posted In Patents
A divided panel decision of the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a summary judgment of noninfringement, finding no disputed issues of material fact to preclude summary judgement. Plastic Omnium Advanced v. Donghee America, Inc., Case No. 2018-2087 (Fed. Cir., Nov. 21, 2019) (Reyna, J) (Clevenger, J, dissenting). Plastic Omnium filed suit...
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