Court Decision Opens Door For Trademark Suits In Device Refurbishing, Reuse
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
A recent federal court decision against Surgical Technologies, Inc., a medical device refurbisher, could form the basis for a legal challenge of single-use device reprocessors on trademark issues
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