all - Opinion Summaries

Gen. Motors Corp. v. Lanard Toys, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Intellectual Property, Trade Dress, Trademark
In a trademark and trade dress infringement suit filed against a toy company by GMC involving a series of toy vehicles resembling GMC's Hummer,...

Qualcomm Inc. v. Nokia Corp.

Communications Law, Contracts, Cyberspace Law, Intellectual Property, Patent
Denial of Nokia's motion to stay litigation with plaintiffs involving a license to patents having to do with mobile telecommunications standards,...

In re Pennington Seed, Inc.

Agriculture, Intellectual Property, Trademark
A decision of the PTO Trademark Trial and Appeal Board refusing registration of the term "Rebel" as a trademark for a variety of grass seed is...

Mid-State Aftermarket Body Parts, Inc. v. MQVP, Inc.

False Advertising, Intellectual Property, Trademark, Transportation
In a trademark infringement dispute, summary judgment dismissing Lanham Act claims of infringement and false advertising is reversed where there were...

W.L. Gore & Assocs., Inc. v. Wu

Contracts, Intellectual Property, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies, Trade Secrets
In a case brought by a former employer against defendant, one of its former scientists who eventually admitted to breaching contractual non-compete...

Medrad, Inc. v. Tyco Healthcare Group LP

Health Law, Intellectual Property, Patent
Summary judgment for defendants of invalidity of a reissue patent relating to patient infusion systems for use with magnetic resonance imaging systems...

Prof'l Staff Cong. - City Univ. of N.Y. v. New York State Pub. Employment Relations Bd.

Administrative Law, Contracts, Education Law, Intellectual Property, Labor & Employment Law
Annulling of a determination that a union had clearly and unambiguously waived the right to collectively bargain certain subjects, including...

Tillamook Country Smoker, Inc. v. Tillamook County Creamery Ass'n

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Intellectual Property, Trademark
In a trademark dispute between the Tillamook cheese maker and a purveyor of smoked meats and jerky, summary judgment for the meat purveyor is affirmed...

Figueroa v. US

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Intellectual Property, Patent, Tax Law
Congress may constitutionally impose patent fees in an amount above what is used to fund the United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO). Further,...

Red Carpet Studios Div. of Source Advantage, Ltd. v. Sater

Civil Procedure, Copyright, Intellectual Property, Sanctions
A district court's imposition of reduced sanctions in favor of plaintiff arising from a copyright dispute is affirmed over claims of error, on appeal...