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I am selling bed bug traps on Amazon. Recently I received a warning from another seller that says I am infringing on their utility patent.



While looking up their patent (publication number: US20110225873A1), I am seeing different information about the status.



1) Source 1: Google Patents https://patents.google.com/patent/US20110225873?oq=patent:20110225873A1



Google Patents says the latest status is: 2019-08-12 Application status is Active.



2) Source 2: USPTO https://portal.uspto.gov/pair/PublicPair



Select "Publication Number", enter: US 20110225873 A1, and press Submit



It says Status: Application Involved in Court Proceedings. Also, when I click on the "Image File Wrapper" tab, the latest update on 04-08-2019 shows that the patent was dismissed by the court



So is the patent rejected or accepted? If it's rejected, does that mean I still have the right to sell bed bug traps?










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    I am selling bed bug traps on Amazon. Recently I received a warning from another seller that says I am infringing on their utility patent.



    While looking up their patent (publication number: US20110225873A1), I am seeing different information about the status.



    1) Source 1: Google Patents https://patents.google.com/patent/US20110225873?oq=patent:20110225873A1



    Google Patents says the latest status is: 2019-08-12 Application status is Active.



    2) Source 2: USPTO https://portal.uspto.gov/pair/PublicPair



    Select "Publication Number", enter: US 20110225873 A1, and press Submit



    It says Status: Application Involved in Court Proceedings. Also, when I click on the "Image File Wrapper" tab, the latest update on 04-08-2019 shows that the patent was dismissed by the court



    So is the patent rejected or accepted? If it's rejected, does that mean I still have the right to sell bed bug traps?










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      I am selling bed bug traps on Amazon. Recently I received a warning from another seller that says I am infringing on their utility patent.



      While looking up their patent (publication number: US20110225873A1), I am seeing different information about the status.



      1) Source 1: Google Patents https://patents.google.com/patent/US20110225873?oq=patent:20110225873A1



      Google Patents says the latest status is: 2019-08-12 Application status is Active.



      2) Source 2: USPTO https://portal.uspto.gov/pair/PublicPair



      Select "Publication Number", enter: US 20110225873 A1, and press Submit



      It says Status: Application Involved in Court Proceedings. Also, when I click on the "Image File Wrapper" tab, the latest update on 04-08-2019 shows that the patent was dismissed by the court



      So is the patent rejected or accepted? If it's rejected, does that mean I still have the right to sell bed bug traps?










      share|improve this question
















      I am selling bed bug traps on Amazon. Recently I received a warning from another seller that says I am infringing on their utility patent.



      While looking up their patent (publication number: US20110225873A1), I am seeing different information about the status.



      1) Source 1: Google Patents https://patents.google.com/patent/US20110225873?oq=patent:20110225873A1



      Google Patents says the latest status is: 2019-08-12 Application status is Active.



      2) Source 2: USPTO https://portal.uspto.gov/pair/PublicPair



      Select "Publication Number", enter: US 20110225873 A1, and press Submit



      It says Status: Application Involved in Court Proceedings. Also, when I click on the "Image File Wrapper" tab, the latest update on 04-08-2019 shows that the patent was dismissed by the court



      So is the patent rejected or accepted? If it's rejected, does that mean I still have the right to sell bed bug traps?







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          That is not at all what USPTO is telling you. Courts do not simply "dismiss" patents - that isn't a terminology you'd ever see used for a patent that was found to be invalid.



          Timeline of events:



          • United Industries Corporation brought a suit against the owner of the patent, claiming unpatentability.

          • That case went to trial, and the court found the claim to be invalid and that UIC failed to show unpatentability.

          • UIC appealed that decision to the Court of Appeals.

          • The Court of Appeals dismissed the case because both parties agreed to its dismissal (it's possible they reached some external agreement we don't know about).

          As far as I can tell, at this moment, the patent is active.






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            That is not at all what USPTO is telling you. Courts do not simply "dismiss" patents - that isn't a terminology you'd ever see used for a patent that was found to be invalid.



            Timeline of events:



            • United Industries Corporation brought a suit against the owner of the patent, claiming unpatentability.

            • That case went to trial, and the court found the claim to be invalid and that UIC failed to show unpatentability.

            • UIC appealed that decision to the Court of Appeals.

            • The Court of Appeals dismissed the case because both parties agreed to its dismissal (it's possible they reached some external agreement we don't know about).

            As far as I can tell, at this moment, the patent is active.






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            That is not at all what USPTO is telling you. Courts do not simply "dismiss" patents - that isn't a terminology you'd ever see used for a patent that was found to be invalid.



            Timeline of events:



            • United Industries Corporation brought a suit against the owner of the patent, claiming unpatentability.

            • That case went to trial, and the court found the claim to be invalid and that UIC failed to show unpatentability.

            • UIC appealed that decision to the Court of Appeals.

            • The Court of Appeals dismissed the case because both parties agreed to its dismissal (it's possible they reached some external agreement we don't know about).

            As far as I can tell, at this moment, the patent is active.






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            • Wow thanks so much for the writeup

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            That is not at all what USPTO is telling you. Courts do not simply "dismiss" patents - that isn't a terminology you'd ever see used for a patent that was found to be invalid.



            Timeline of events:



            • United Industries Corporation brought a suit against the owner of the patent, claiming unpatentability.

            • That case went to trial, and the court found the claim to be invalid and that UIC failed to show unpatentability.

            • UIC appealed that decision to the Court of Appeals.

            • The Court of Appeals dismissed the case because both parties agreed to its dismissal (it's possible they reached some external agreement we don't know about).

            As far as I can tell, at this moment, the patent is active.






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            That is not at all what USPTO is telling you. Courts do not simply "dismiss" patents - that isn't a terminology you'd ever see used for a patent that was found to be invalid.



            Timeline of events:



            • United Industries Corporation brought a suit against the owner of the patent, claiming unpatentability.

            • That case went to trial, and the court found the claim to be invalid and that UIC failed to show unpatentability.

            • UIC appealed that decision to the Court of Appeals.

            • The Court of Appeals dismissed the case because both parties agreed to its dismissal (it's possible they reached some external agreement we don't know about).

            As far as I can tell, at this moment, the patent is active.







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