A federal district court in Illinois granted in part and denied in part Harbor Freight Tools USA Inc.'s motion to dismiss MacNeil IP LLC and WeatherTech Direct LLC’s action for patent and trademark infringement related to a hitch mount bumper step. The court dismissed Harbor Freight’s patent claims for failure to state a claim and held that WeatherTech adequately alleged trademark infringement and that Harbor Freight’s fair use defense was premature at the pleading stage.
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