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Rubbermaid, Contico International.


Rubbermaid has been declared a winner in a patent infringement patent infringement n. the manufacture and/or use of an invention or improvement for which someone else owns a patent issued by the government, without obtaining permission of the owner of the patent by contract, license or waiver.  case involving the design of its ActionPacker storage container. Rubbermaid brought the suit against Contico International after that company began selling its Fast Pak in January, 1991, two years after Rubbermaid's introduction of the ActionPacker. The ruling found in favor of upon the side of; favorable to; for the advantage of.

See also: favor
 Rubbermaid on all counts of patent, trademark and trade dress infringement The encroachment, breach, or violation of a right, law, regulation, or contract.

The term is most frequently used in reference to the invasion of rights secured by Copyright, patent, or trademark.
, and enjoined Contico from making, using, selling or soliciting for sale its Fast Pak container, models 1326 and 1826. Contico has also been forbidden Forbidden can refer to a number of things:
  • It is an English word referring to something that is off-limits.
Films
  • Forbidden (1932 film) directed by Frank Capra
  • Forbidden (1948 film) directed by George King
 to market products having the latch design of its Fast Pak and Work Bin products.
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Title Annotation:Rubbermaid wins patent suit against Contico for storage container rights
Publication:Rubber World
Article Type:Brief Article
Date:Dec 1, 1992
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