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Mag Instrument Inc. Plans World-Class Manufacturing Facility to Employ 2,400, Generate $1 Billion in Economic Stimulus
Anthony Maglica and Mag Instrument - An American Sucess Story
Mag Instrument launches 'Strengthen American Manufacturing' campaign
Mag Instrument renews partnership with Red Cross
Mag is a proud sponsor of the American Red Cross "Together We Prepare™" Initiative
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial
Fallen Firefighters Memorial
Nascar®
Mag-Lite® Rechargeable Flashlight System™ Enhancements
Flag-Lite®
Mag donates 40,000 Mini-Maglite® flashlights for President Bush's Inauguration - 2001
Mag donates to Cedars Sinai Research for Women's Cancers
President and Mrs. Bush visit Mag Instrument and address employees - 1991
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Mag Defends Intellectual Property Rights
It is Mag's worldwide policy to act decisively against illicit product copying and other infringements of its intellectual property rights. Over the years Mag has achieved many multimillion-dollar court victories and large-scale customs seizures. In addition, Mag has settled hundreds of infringement claims out of court, generally with the infringer agreeing not only to desist but also to pay compensation. Here are some examples of Mag's recent activities in defense of its IP rights:
After winning a rare kind of flashlight design protection in Japan, Mag persuaded the Osaka District Court to prohibit Asahi Electric Corporation from making and selling "look-alikes" of the MINI MAGLITE® flashlight and to order Asahi's flashlight copies destroyed.
In Germany, in three recent customs proceedings, authorities seized and destroyed some 24,000 units of "look-alike" MAG-LITE®, MINI MAGLITE® and SOLITAIRE® flashlights, while in separate lawsuits several German courts issued injunctions and cease-and-desist orders against retailers of imitative products.
In late 2003, Libro Invest Aktienbolag, a Swedish importer and marketer of Taiwanese copies of the MINI MAGLITE® flashlight, was enjoined by the District Court of Stockholm from selling the copies, and was ordered to reimburse Mag Instrument for its litigation expenses, in addition to paying a statutory fine and damages. The defendant's remaining stock of infringing flashlights was destroyed.
In the United States, Mag has pending or under investigation dozens of claims for patent or trademark infringement, unfair competition or trade secret misappropriation. Within the past year or so, Mag has settled dozens of such claims, generally on terms requiring the infringer to desist, surrender any remaining inventory of infringing goods, and pay compensation. Mag also carefully monitors encroaching trademark applications and is very active in instituting trademark opposition proceedings when appropriate.
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