all - Opinion Summaries

In re: Whirlpool Corp.

Civil Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Evidence, Intellectual Property, Trademark
In a trademark infringement suit brought by LG Electronics against Whirlpool, relating to a dryer that uses steam to reduce wrinkles, Whirlpool's...

Davis v. Brouse McDowell, LPA

Civil Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Intellectual Property, International Law, Patent, Professional Malpractice
In plaintiff's legal malpractice suit claiming that defendants failed to timely file three patent applications related to a website-search engine,...

Reed Elsevier, Inc. v. Muchnick

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Copyright, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property, Media Law
In a class action alleging copyright infringement, a circuit court's ruling vacating a settlement class certification order for lack of subject matter...

Comaper Corp. v. Antec, Inc.

Intellectual Property, Patent
In a patent infringement suit involving a patent directed to a cooling device designed to mount within the drive bay of a computer, district court's...

Media Techs. Licensing, LLC. v. Upper Deck Co.

Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property, Patent, Sports Law
In a patent infringement suit involving patents related to memorabilia cards, district court's conclusion that the patents are invalid for obviousness...

Maverick Recording Co. v. Harper

Copyright, Cyberspace Law, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property, Media Law
In a copyright infringement action based on unlawful file sharing, partial summary judgment for plaintiffs is affirmed where: 1) the uncontroverted...

Gaylord v. US

Administrative Law, Copyright, Government Law, Intellectual Property
In plaintiff's suit against the United States for copyright infringement involving stamps issued by the US Postal Service that made use of plaintiff's...

Trading Techs. Int'l, Inc. v. eSpeed, Inc.

Cyberspace Law, Intellectual Property, Patent
In plaintiff's action for patent infringement for patents relating to software for displaying the market for a commodity traded in an electronic...

In re Chapman

Drugs & Biotech, Health Law, Intellectual Property, Patent
Decision of the US Patent and Trademark Office, Board of Patent Appeals and Inferences, finding that certain claims of an application directed at...

Crocs, Inc. v. Int'l Trade Comm'n

Administrative Law, Intellectual Property, Patent
In plaintiff's action for unfair competition under 19 U.S.C. section 337 and patent infringement relating to their patented footwear, the United...