Nikolai & Mersereau, P.A. recently helped secure a favorable ruling in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota on behalf of Cognex Corporation.  This ruling has been the subject of considerable reporting and blogging in intellectual property circles.  The Court granted Cognex’s motions for summary judgment holding the patent-in-suit not only invalid, but also unenforceable due to inequitable conduct by the defendants during procurement of the patent.  The patent in question relates to a system for capturing and reading two-dimensional symbols.

Jim Paige          (612) 392-7310           Jim.Paige@nm-iplaw.com