Hunter Douglas Sues In-House IP Lawyer for Bilking it out of Millions by False Invoices from Sham Search Entity

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The newspaper story is here.  It seems that Hunter Douglas alleges that its (now former) in-house IP lawyer created an entity and then hired it to do work, at exorbitant rates, that was never done.  The entity then billed the company for $5 million over a few years.

If true, just to be clear, that probably violates a few rules!

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Professor of Law, Mercer University School of Law. Formerly Of Counsel, Taylor English Duma, LLP and in 2012-13, judicial clerk to Chief Judge Rader.

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    “Like many companies, Hunter Douglas owns several patents on its products, including for venetian-blind construction going back decades. Part of its process is to check filings at the U.S. Patent Office — now in Denver — to ensure an idea is patentable.”

    Journalism at its best.

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