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Building Code IP Dispute Settled

by Mark VB Partridge on Thu 24 Aug 2006 09:00 AM CDT | Permanent Link

The International Code Council and the National Fire Protection Association have settled trademark and copyright disputes over building codes, reports www.contractormag.com. The article explains:

In 2002, ICC sued NFPA in Chicago federal court charging that NFPA infringed the copyright in ICC's International Building Code. Under the terms of the settlement, ICC has withdrawn the lawsuit "with prejudice," meaning ICC's copyright infringement charges against NFPA have been given up. The terms of the settlement limit in various ways ICC's ability to sue NFPA with new allegations of copyright infringement.

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In separate litigation filed in Massachusetts federal court in 2003, NFPA brought a suit against ICC for trademark infringement and for violation of a 1999 settlement agreement. That case involved ICC's use of NFPA's International Electrical Code trademark as well as other similar trademarks. In the settlement, ICC has agreed to discontinue using the challenged trademarks.

A third dispute in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office involving the use of the phrase "Certified Building Official" has been resolved in a manner that will allow NFPA to register its certification marks, "NFPA-Certified Building Official" and "NFPA-CBO."

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