all - Opinion Summaries

Leelanau Wine Cellars, Ltd. v. Black & Red, Inc.

Commercial Law, Intellectual Property, Trademark
In a case arising out of a trademark dispute between two Michigan wine producers over the use of the word "Leelenau" as part of the name for their...

Adenta GmbH v. OrthoArm, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Health Law, Intellectual Property, Patent
In patent dispute involving a patent directed to an orthodontic bracket, decisions denying defendant's motion to dismiss the case for lack of subject...

Morrow v. Microsoft Corp.

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Cyberspace Law, Intellectual Property, Patent
In a patent dispute brought against Microsoft over a patent relating to dynamic generation of hyperlinks in a source document to other documents,...

County Materials Corp. v. Allan Block Corp.

Contracts, Intellectual Property, Patent
In a declaratory action over a covenant not to compete contained in the parties' production agreement giving plaintiff exclusive rights to manufacture...

US v. Beltran

Copyright, Criminal Law & Procedure, Intellectual Property, Sentencing
Convictions and sentence for movie piracy are affirmed where: 1) the evidence against defendants was more than sufficient to establish willful...

McZeal v. Sprint Nextel Corp.

Intellectual Property, Patent, Trademark
In a pro se patent and trademark infringement suit, dismissal for failure to state a claim is vacated and remanded where plaintiff met the low bar for...

General Motors Corp. v. Urban Gorilla, LLC

Intellectual Property, Trade Dress, Trademark, Transportation
In trademark dispute over steel "body kits" designed to make a truck look like a military-style vehicle, denial of plaintiff GM's motion for...

L.B. Plastics, Inc. v. Amerimax Home Prods., Inc.

Intellectual Property, Patent
In a suit alleging infringement of a patent for a rain gutter guard, summary judgment of noninfringement is affirmed where: 1) the district court...

Arminak and Assocs., Inc. v. Saint-Gobain Calmar, Inc.

Intellectual Property, Patent
In a declaratory action seeking a declaratory judgment of noninfringement concerning two patents for trigger sprayer shrouds, summary judgment of...

Acco Brands, Inc. v. ABA Locks Mfr. Co., Ltd.

Intellectual Property, Patent
In a suit over infringement of patents for computer locking mechanisms, judgment of induced infringement for plaintiff is reversed where there was...