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Rates Technology v. Speakeasy

Contracts, Intellectual Property, Patent
In a case where the parties entered into a settlement agreement after an accusation of infringement by the patent owner but prior to any litigation,...

Preston v. Marathon Oil Co.

Contracts, Intellectual Property, Patent, Labor & Employment Law, Oil and Gas Law
In a case dealing with the question of whether plaintiff owns patents related to the improvement of machinery used to extract methane gas from...

CLS Bank International v. Alice Corp. Pty. Ltd.

Cyberspace Law, Intellectual Property, Patent
In a case involving the question of patent eligibility under 35 U.S.C. section 101 of an invention implemented by computers, the district court's...

Midwestern Pet Foods, Inc. v. Societe Des Produits Nestle S.A.

Intellectual Property, Trademark
In an appeal from the decision of the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board denying registration of its mark, WAGGIN' STRIPS, the Board's decision is...

General Electric Co. v. International Trade Commission

Intellectual Property, Patent, International Trade
In an action alleging certain variable speed wind turbine patents imported by Mitsubishi violate section 337 of the Tariff Act, 19 U.S.C. section...

Fishman Transducers, Inc. v. Paul

Commercial Law, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property, Trademark
In an action primarily for trademark infringement and false advertising under the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. section 1051 et seq. (2006), brought by a...

Sciele Pharma Inc. v. Lupin Ltd.

Drugs & Biotech, Intellectual Property, Patent
In a patent infringement action under 35 U.S.C. section 271(e)(2)(A) brought against a drug manufacturer seeking to launch a generic version of...

Rearden LLC v. Rearden Commerce, Inc.

Commercial Law, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Cyberspace Law, Intellectual Property, Trademark
In an action alleging claims under the Lanham Act, the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA), California's common law of trademark...

In re Mouttet

Intellectual Property, Patent
In an action relating to a "Crossbar Artihmetic Processor," a computing device for processes such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and...

Forest Park Pictures v. Universal Television Network, Inc.

Contracts, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property, Copyright, Media Law
In a dispute over the concept for a television show involving the question of the extent to which the Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. section 101 et seq.,...