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Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada v. Van Well Nursery Inc et al
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2:20-cv-00181
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April 02, 2025
Cherry Growers Lose Bid To Trim Canada's IP Suit
A Washington federal judge on Wednesday refused to throw out certain federal and state law claims the Canadian government made against a group of cherry growers in an intellectual property lawsuit over the Staccato cherry variety.
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March 12, 2025
Cherry Growers' IP Win Vacated Due To Bogus Evidence
A Washington federal judge has vacated his two-year-old decision invalidating a U.S. patent covering the Staccato cherry variety owned by the Canadian government, finding that his prior decision was based on an incomplete sales spreadsheet that didn't include line items showing that the sales were of an entirely different cherry variety.
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March 13, 2024
Cherry IP Deception Claims Would Inflame Jury, Canada Says
The Canadian government has told a Washington federal judge that jurors should not hear allegations that its IP licenser deceived the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in a trial against Washington fruit growers it claims rebranded a unique Canadian sweet cherry variety as their own, citing the "inflammatory" nature of the growers' counterclaim.
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January 03, 2023
Canadian Gov't Cherry Patent Invalid, US Judge Rules
A Washington federal judge has invalidated the Canadian government's U.S. patent on a type of cherry variety, finding the product was on the market for more than a year before the patent filing.