all - Opinion Summaries

EVIDENT CORP. v. CHURGE & DWIGHT CO. INC.

Attorney's Fees, Intellectual Property, Patent
In a patent infringement suit, the award of attorney fees to defendant is affirmed where the district court did not err in determining that the case...

BANJO BUDDIES, INC. v. RENOSKY

Intellectual Property, Trademark
Willful infringement is not a prerequisite to an accounting of a trademark infringer's profits for a violation of section 43(a) of the Lanham Act.

RATES TECH. INC. v. NORTEL NETWORKS CORP.

Civil Procedure, Intellectual Property, Patent
The filing of a counter-claim, cross-claim, or third-party demand does not operate as a waiver of an objection to jurisdiction, whether that objection...

O'ROURKE v. SMITHSONIAN INST. PRESS

Civil Procedure, Copyright, Intellectual Property
Under 28 U.S.C. section 1498(b), jurisdiction over a copyright infringement action against the Smithsonian Institution and its operating units lies...

PALLADIUM MUSIC, INC. v. EATSLEEPMUSIC, INC.

Copyright, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property
In a copyright infringement action concerning "karaoke music tracks," summary judgment in favor defendant is affirmed where plaintiff failed to obtain...

GATOR.COM CORP. v. L.L. BEAN, INC.

Constitutional Law, Cyberspace Law, Intellectual Property, Trademark
A declaratory judgment action, initiated to determine the legality of a software vendor's pop-up advertising program used on a website, is rendered...

LISLE CORP. v. A.J. MFG. CO.

Intellectual Property, Patent
In a patent infringement suit concerning an automobile steering system, summary judgment of infringement in favor of plaintiff is affirmed over...

THATCHER v. KOHL'S DEPT. STORES, INC.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Intellectual Property, Patent
In a patent dispute over footwear, the district court properly ruled that a third party lacked standing to enforce a consent judgment since the...

PALM BAY IMPORTS, INC. v. VEUVE CLICQUOT PONSARDIN

Intellectual Property, Trademark
In a trademark dispute, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office properly concluded that a likelihood of confusion exists between plaintiff's "VEUVE...

JUNKER v. EDDINGS

Attorney's Fees, Intellectual Property, Patent
In a design patent infringement case, a jury verdict finding plaintiff's patent valid and willfully infringed is affirmed; however, the award of...