Daily Archives: December 15, 2011

U.S. to fund 46 transportation projects, including Portland’s Sellwood Bridge Replacement

15 Thursday Dec 2011

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U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced Thursday that 46 transportation projects in 33 states and Puerto Rico will receive $511 million in the latest round of Transportation Investments Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grants. Multnomah County is among the recipients, for the Sellwood Bridge Replacement project.

Old Sellwood Bridge

The award “will provide the final piece of funding for the complete replacement of the Sellwood Bridge in Portland, OR. The Sellwood Bridge, which was constructed in 1925, is the only crossign over the Willamette River within 12 miles, and is structurally deficient and functionally obsolete. A new two-lane steel arch bridge is being constructed to replace the existing bridge.”

See the Sellwood award below:

 

For more on the other awards, see CNN.com.

Oregon Litigation Update – Tria Beauty v. Oregon Aesthetic Technologies

15 Thursday Dec 2011

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Tria Beauty v. Oregon Aesthetic Technologies, Inc.

Plaintiff, which manufactures and sells an FDA-approved phototherapy device for the treatment of acne, alleges that Defendant is selling a non-FDA approved phototherapy device for the treatment of acne in violation of various unfair competition and false advertising laws. While there are no trademark or copyright claims in this Complaint, many trademark or copyright cases do include unfair competition claims and so I thought this case could be instructive for readers of the Oregon IP blog. Stay tuned for updates.

Court Case Number: 3:11-cv-01510-JE
File Date: Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Plaintiff: Tria Beauty
Plaintiff Counsel: Thad A. Davis, Alexandra J. Roberts, Joshua V. Van Hoven, Peter M. Brody of Ropes & Gray LLP
Defendant: Oregon Aesthetic Technologies, Inc.
Cause: Unfair Competition, False Advertising
Court: District of Oregon
Judge: Magistrate Judge John Jelderks