all - Opinion Summaries

Schoenhaus v. Genesco, Inc.

Intellectual Property, Patent
An "orthotic device" must be defined as a removable insert or immovable insert portion of a shoe. Summary judgment for defendants of non-infringement...

Microchip Tech. Inc. v. Chamberlain Group

Civil Procedure, Intellectual Property, Patent
Summary judgment for plaintiff, a manufacturer of integrated circuits, in a declaratory action involving patents for garage door openers is vacated...

Cipes v. Mikasa, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Copyright, Intellectual Property
Appeal of a judgment for plaintiff in a copyright infringement and breach of contract case is affirmed where the defendant waived or forfeited each of...

Amini Innovation Corp. v. Anthony California, Inc.

Copyright, Evidence, Intellectual Property, Patent
Summary judgment of non-infringement in a suit brought by plaintiff, a designer and seller of collections of bedroom furniture, against a competitor...

Bonzel v. Pfizer, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Drugs & Biotech, Health Law, Intellectual Property, International Law, Patent
Dismissal of an action involving a licensing dispute regarding certain catheters is affirmed on jurisdictional grounds where the district court acted...

Illinois Tool Works Inc. v. Indep. Ink, Inc.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Contracts, Intellectual Property, Patent
In the context of antitrust claims, since a patent does not necessarily confer market power upon a patentee, in all cases involving a "tying"...

The RCA Records Label, Inc. v. Reyes

Civil Procedure, Copyright, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property, Remedies
Interlocutory order requiring record company to deposit royalties into an escrow account and hold them in trust for the appellees is reversed and...

Jazz Photo Corp. v. US

Intellectual Property, International Law, International Trade, Patent
A decision of the court of international trade ordering customs to: 1) release for entry certain of plaintiff's disposable cameras from two shipments...

M. Eagles Tool Warehouse, Inc. v. Fisher Tooling Co., Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Injury & Tort Law, Intellectual Property, Patent
Summary judgment for plaintiff in a patent case relating to a combination of a pneumatic driver with an eraser wheel to remove decals from a motor...

Smithkline Beecham Corp. v. Apotex Corp.

Drugs & Biotech, Intellectual Property, Patent
Summary judgment for defendant in a patent infringement suit involving product-by-process claims for a pharmaceutical product aimed at treating...