Intellectual Property
Patent Infringement
Unfair Competition
Elite Lighting v. DMF Inc., Morteza Danesh, Fariba Danesh, and Does 1 through 10, inclusive
Published: Jul. 12, 2014 | Result Date: Jan. 9, 2014 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |Case number: 2:13-cv-01920-GW-JCG Bench Decision – Defense
Facts
Elite Lighting filed suit against DMF Inc. and Morteza Danish for patent infringement.
Contentions
PLAINTIFF'S CONTENTIONS:
Hamid Rashidi was the inventor of two U.S. Patents, No. 7,597,460 and No. D551,384. Rashidi granted an exclusive license to Elite to both patents, and served as officer, director, and shareholder of Elite. Elite then sold light fixtures utilizing those patents.
Result
The court ruled in favor of the defense, finding that Elite failed to prove its claims.
Other Information
FILING DATE: March 18, 2013.
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