IN RE BP LUBRICANTS USA INC.

Misc. No. 960.

637 F.3d 1307 (2011)

In re BP LUBRICANTS USA INC., Petitioner.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

March 15, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Russell E. Levine , Kirkland & Ellis LLP, of Chicago, IL, for petitioner.

Joseph M. Vanek , Vanek Vickers & Masini, P.C. of Chicago, IL, for respondent Thomas A. Simonian . With him on the response was John P. Bjork . Of counsel on the response were Bruce S. Sperling and Robert D. Cheifetz , Sperling & Slater, P.C., of Chicago, IL.

Herbert C. Wamsley , Intellectual Property Owners Association, of Washington, DC, for amicus curiae Intellectual Property Owners Association. On the brief were Douglas K. Norman , Eli Lilly & Company, of Indianapolis, IN, and Kevin H. Rhodes , 3M Innovative Properties Company, of St. Paul, MN.

Steven Frank , Attorney, Appellate Staff, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, of Washington, DC, for amicus curiae United States. On the brief was Tony West , Assistant Attorney General.

Before LOURIE, GAJARSA, and LINN, Circuit Judges.


ON PETITION

LINN, Circuit Judge.

ORDER

This is a petition for a writ of mandamus directing the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois to grant a motion to dismiss a complaint pursuant to the False Marking Statute, 35 U.S.C. § 292. Specifically, the defendant BP Lubricants USA Inc. argues that the complaint failed to plead with particularity the circumstances of the defendant...

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