Alien Technology announced positive outcomes related to patent
infringement claims filed by Avery Dennison.
Alien Technology announced positive outcomes related to patent infringement claims filed by Avery Dennison. In 2008, Avery Dennison filed suit against Alien in federal district court in Ohio asserting that Alien’s manufacturing and testing processes infringe Avery Dennison’s patents. Following a reexamination request, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office rejected as invalid all claims of Avery Dennison’s asserted manufacturing patents. In March 2009, a federal district court judge denied Avery Dennison’s request for preliminary injunction against Alien. In June 2009, Avery Dennison’s asserted testing patents were dismissed. The latest in a series of outcomes favorable to Alien occurred last week when the judge granted Alien’s motion to stay the litigation involving Avery Dennison’s asserted and now invalid manufacturing patents.
Union Bank updates company identity
Signaling a new era in its banking history, UnionBanCal Corporation and its primary subsidiary, Union Bank, N.A., recently unveiled the company’s new brand identity, which includes an updated logo and related branding treatments that will over the course of the next several months adorn all Union Bank branches, ATMs and business offices in California, Oregon, Washington and other domestic U.S. and international locations where the company maintains specialized lending offices.
In addition, the company has started the process of incorporating the new logo mark on customer forms, bank statements, checks, ATM cards, product brochures and other materials. On December 18, 2008, the company legally changed the name to Union Bank, N.A.; it had been Union Bank of California, N.A., since 1996.
“Changing our name to Union Bank last year was an important first step toward achieving our strategic goals and our desire to have a higher degree of national brand recognition in the financial services marketplace,” said Union Bank President and Chief Executive Officer Masaaki Tanaka. “Today marks a significant milestone in our bank’s history, and I am confident that our customers and employees will embrace this exciting change.”
