all - Opinion Summaries

Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha v. Thinksharp, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Intellectual Property, Trademark
A decision of the US Patent and Trademark Office, Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, dismissing Sharp's opposition to the registration of the mark...

Falkner v. Inglis

Drugs & Biotech, Intellectual Property, Patent
In the context of a patent dispute involving vaccination, for purposes of the law of written description: 1) examples are not necessary to support the...

Laws v. Sony Music Entm't

Copyright, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property, Media Law
Summary judgment for defendant-music company in a suit brought by a professional vocalist and recording artist for misappropriating her voice and name...

Dep't of Parks & Recreation v. Bazaar del Mundo Inc.

Administrative Law, Government Law, Intellectual Property, Property Law & Real Estate, Remedies, Trademark
Denial of plaintiff-agency's motion to preliminarily enjoin defendant from using certain registered trademarks in the operation of restaurants located...

Country Mut. Ins. Co. v. Livorsi Marine, Inc.

Insurance Law, Intellectual Property, Trademark
In an insurance coverage action arising from a trademark dispute where notice of the lawsuits was not given to the insurance company until after over...

Wall Data Inc. v. Los Angeles County Sheriff's Dep't

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Copyright, Criminal Law & Procedure, Cyberspace Law, Evidence, Government Law, Intellectual Property
Orders entering final judgment following a jury trial against a sheriff's department and awarding a software company attorneys' fees and costs in a...

Applied Med. Res. Corp. v. US Surgical Corp.

Health Law, Intellectual Property, Patent
Summary judgment for defendant of non-infringement of a patent for a trocar, a surgical device, is vacated where there were genuine issues of material...

eBay Inc. v. MercExchange, L.L.C.

Civil Procedure, Cyberspace Law, Intellectual Property, Patent, Remedies
The traditional four-factor test applied by courts of equity when considering whether to award permanent injunctive relief to a prevailing plaintiff...

Inpro II Licensing, S.A.R.L. v. T-Mobile USA, Inc.

Communications Law, Cyberspace Law, Intellectual Property, Patent
Judgment for defendants of noninfringement of a patent involving novel personal digital assistant (PDA) modules is affirmed where the district court...

Bill Graham Archives, LLC. v. Dorling Kindersley Ltd.

Copyright, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property
Summary judgment in favor of defendants, on their fair use defense to copyright infringement action, is affirmed over claims that: 1) as the...