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Sud-Chemie, Inc. v. Multisorb Techs., Inc.

Intellectual Property, Patent
In a patent infringement action, summary judgment for defendant on the ground that plaintiff's patent was invalid for obviousness is vacated and...

Comedy Club, Inc. v. Improv West Assocs.

Civil Procedure, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Intellectual Property, Trademark
In a declaratory action seeking to protect plaintiff's interests in a trademark licensing agreement, district court order confirming an arbitration...

Rein v. US Patent & Trademark Office

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Intellectual Property, Patent, Trademark
In a civil action alleging defendant-agencies did not conduct an adequate search for documents requested by plaintiff-law firm under the Freedom of...

Taco Bell Corp. v. TBWA Chiat/Day Inc.

Contracts, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property, Media Law, Remedies
In a suit against an advertising agency seeking indemnification for damages entered against plaintiff in a suit based on plaintiff's breach of an...

Coyne's & Co., Inc. v. Enesco, LLC

Commercial Law, Contracts, Copyright, Injury & Tort Law, Intellectual Property, Trade Secrets, Trademark
In a suit related to the early termination of a distributor agreement, denial of a preliminary injunction is affirmed where plaintiff could not...

Wilchombe v. Teevee Toons, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Copyright, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property
In a copyright infringement case involving the rap song "The Weedman" which appears on a Lil John album "Kings of Crunk", dismissal of...

Philip Morris USA, Inc. v. King Mountain Tobacco Co., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Cyberspace Law, Indian Law, Intellectual Property, Trademark
In a suit alleging trademark violations against a tribal corporation for cigarette packages, the district court's grant of a stay while the tribal...

Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. v. Cordis Corp.

Drugs & Biotech, Health Law, Intellectual Property, Patent
In a patent case involving a drug-eluting expandable stent with a coating that has a non-thrombogenic surface, denial of defendant's motion for a new...

In re Comiskey

Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Intellectual Property, Patent
In a patent case involving a method and system for mandatory arbitration involving legal documents, such as wills or contracts, a decision of the...

Kaiser Found. Health Plan Inc. v. Abbott Labs., Inc.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Commercial Law, Evidence, Health Law, Intellectual Property, Patent
In a suit against a brand-name and a generic drug manufacturer alleging restraint-of-trade and monopolization of the market for a blood pressure...