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Joe Petrillo, Procurement Attorney, Petrillo & Powell PLLC

It\'s not complicated to avoid patent infringement. But even federal agencies sometimes do it — sometimes even when they helped the company that developed the...

Federal News Network Staff

May 7, 2015 9:18 am

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It’s not complicated to avoid patent infringement. But even federal agencies sometimes do it — sometimes even when they helped the company that developed the patented technology. In the case of Liberty Ammunition and the lead- free bullet, the government learned an expensive lesson. In this week’s Legal Loop, procurement attorney Joseph Petrillo, a partner at the law firm Petrillo and Powell, joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive with more on this cautionary tale.