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Bamboo Flooring Defendant Gets a Second Chance to State Fraud and Antitrust Defenses

By Mark Walters

Defendant Smith & Fong Company, a California provider of bamboo furniture and building products, including bamboo flooring under the name PLYBOO, was sued last December by Teragren, LLC for infringement of U.S. Patent No. 5,543,197, "Parallel Randomly Stranded Laminated Bamboo Boards and Beams." Smith & Fong denied infringement and counterclaimed for invalidity, inequitable conduct, and

Full post as published by Washington State Patent Law Blog on March 21, 2008 (boomark / email).