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Appellate Practice

Dec. 24, 2003

Barbie Wins Appeal

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday reinstated a lawsuit by Mattel Inc., the maker of the Barbie doll, to enforce a 1964 patent settlement with a long-defunct German toy maker.

        The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday reinstated a lawsuit by Mattel Inc., the maker of the Barbie doll, to enforce a 1964 patent settlement with a long-defunct German toy maker.
        In an opinion by Judge Richard Clifton, the court ruled that the federal court in Los Angeles can assert jurisdiction over the German company, Greiner and Hausser GmbH, because that company ha...

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