all - Opinion Summaries

Malibu Textiles, Inc. v. Label Lane International, Inc.

Intellectual Property, Copyright
Revived a textile company's copyright infringement claims accusing certain competitors of illegally copying its floral lace designs. Reversed...

Manhattan Review, LLC v. Yun

Attorney's Fees, Intellectual Property, Copyright
Held that the defendants were entitled to an award of attorney fees in a Copyright and Lanham Act lawsuit after they prevailed by asserting a...

Rimini Street, Inc. v. Oracle USA, Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Intellectual Property, Copyright
Held that the Copyright Act authorizes federal district courts to award a prevailing party only the six categories of costs specified in the general...

Fourth Estate Public Benefit Corp. v. Wall-Street.com

Media Law, Intellectual Property, Copyright
Held that a copyright claimant may not commence an infringement suit until the Copyright Office registers the copyright. The plaintiff, a news...

Helsinn Healthcare S.A. v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.

Intellectual Property, Drugs & Biotech, Patent
Held that an inventor's sale of an invention to a third party who is obligated to keep the invention confidential can qualify as prior art for...

Applied Underwriters, Inc. v. Lichtenegger

Media Law, Trademark, Intellectual Property
Affirmed the dismissal of a trademark infringement lawsuit brought by a financial services company, holding that the use of its trademarks by a...

Springboards to Education, Inc. v. Houston Independent School District

Trademark, Intellectual Property, Education Law
Held that an education services company could not proceed with its Lanham Act lawsuit against a school district for using its marks in the course of...

Capitol Records, LLC v. ReDigi Inc.

Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property, Copyright
Affirmed a finding of copyright infringement, in a lawsuit that involved copyrighted music recordings resold through an internet platform. The suit...

Seventh Avenue, Inc. v. Shaf International, Inc.

Intellectual Property, Sanctions, Trademark
Affirmed that a corporation was in contempt of a consent judgment because its outside counsel failed to respond to a motion alleging a violation of...

Gordon v. Drape Creative, Inc.

Trademark, Intellectual Property
In an amended opinion, held that greeting-card companies were not entitled to summary judgment against a trademark infringement suit. The companies...