Inequitable Conduct: Solid Factual Basis Required to Satisfy Rule 9(b)
In a design patent infringement dispute between California Costume Collections, Inc. (“CCC”) and Pandaloon, LLC (“Pandaloon”), Judge Holcomb of Central District of California granted Pandaloon’s motion to dismiss CCC’s claim that U.S. Design Patent No. D806,325 (“the ’325 patent”) for a “Pet Costume” was unenforceable due to inequitable conduct. In