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JCW Invs., Inc. v. Novelty, Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Copyright, Injury & Tort Law, Intellectual Property, Trademark
In a suit alleging copyright violations, trademark infringement and unfair competition surrounding novelty fart dolls, judgment for plaintiff is...

In re: Napster, Inc. Copyright Litig.

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Copyright, Criminal Law & Procedure, Cyberspace Law, Entertainment Law, Evidence, Intellectual Property
In a civil case in which outright disclosure of attorney-client communications is sought under the crime-fraud exception: 1) both parties have a right...

In re Serenkin

Intellectual Property, Patent
In a patent case involving an improvement on a type of mechanical conveyor, a decision rejecting certain claims of a reissue application is affirmed...

Walter Kidde Portable Equip., Inc. v. Univ. Sec. Instruments, Inc.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Civil Procedure, Intellectual Property, Patent
In a case involving a patent for a type of smoke detector, grant of plaintiff's motion for voluntary dismissal without prejudice is affirmed where: 1)...

In re Princo Corp.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Intellectual Property, Patent
In a case involving a suit for patent infringement brought by Philips against petitioners involving technology for manufacturing recordable and...

Aquatex Indus., Inc. v. Techniche Solutions

Civil Procedure, Intellectual Property, Patent
In a patent dispute involving a method for cooling a person through evaporation via use of a certain material, summary judgment of non-infringement...

FirstHealth of the Carolinas, Inc. v. Carefirst of Maryland, Inc.

Health Law, Intellectual Property, Trademark
Trademark Trial and Appeal Board's dismissal of appellant's counterclaim to cancel trademarks registered by appellee is affirmed where the Board did...

Hakim v. Cannon Avent Group, PLC

Evidence, Intellectual Property, Patent
In a suit alleging patent infringement by defendant's leak-resistant drinking cups, summary judgment for defendant is affirmed where: 1) there was no...

Sevenson Envtl. Servs., Inc. v. Shaw Envtl., Inc.

Contracts, Environmental Law, Government Contracts, Government Law, Intellectual Property, Patent
In a patent infringement case, summary judgment ruling that suit against a hazardous waste remediation contractor was barred by government contractor...

MyMail, Ltd. v. America Online, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Cyberspace Law, Intellectual Property, Patent
In a dispute over a patent relating to a method of providing network customers with access to a network, such as the internet, when they are away from...