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FUJI PHOTO FILM CO. v. JAZZ PHOTO CORP.

Intellectual Property, Patent
In a patent dispute concerning disposable cameras, the district court did not err in finding defendant liable for direct and induced infringement and...

TUMBLEBUS INC. v. CRANMER

Intellectual Property, Remedies, Trade Dress, Trademark
A preliminary injunction issued against defendant, restricting her use of a mark's trade dress during the pendency of an underlying infringement...

BRUNO INDEP. LIVING AIDS, INC. v. ACORN MOBILITY SERV.

Attorney's Fees, Intellectual Property, Patent
In a patent dispute concerning stairlifts, an award of attorney fees to defendant is affirmed where the district court did not err in its...

RITCHIE v. WILLIAMS

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Copyright, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property
In a dispute over music contracts, the district court properly held that plaintiff's state court action, arising from the contracts, is preempted by...

LAMLE v. MATTEL, INC.

Contracts, Intellectual Property, Patent
In a breach of contract dispute concerning a board game, summary judgment in favor of defendant is vacated where a genuine issue of material fact...

TEAM TIRES PLUS, LTD. v. TIRES PLUS, INC.

Intellectual Property, Trademark
In a trademark infringement suit concerning the name of a tire store, dismissal of plaintiff's claims are reversed where the district court erred in...

BUSINESS OBJECTS v. MICROSTRATEGY, INC.

Intellectual Property, Patent
In a patent dispute concerning improvements to searching relational databases, the district court erred in its finding of non-infringement under the...

ELEC. FOR IMAGING, INC. v. COYLE

Intellectual Property, Patent
In a patent dispute concerning computer printing technology, the district court abused its discretion by dismissing plaintiff's lawsuit under the...

BROOKS FURNITURE MFR. v. DUTAILIER INT'L INC.

Attorney's Fees, Intellectual Property, Patent
In a patent dispute, the award of attorney fees to plaintiff is vacated where there is not clear and convincing evidence of bad faith by defendant in...

STAR FRUITS S.N.C. v. US

Intellectual Property, Patent
The United States Patent and Trademark Office did not act unlawfully when it deemed plaintiff's patent application abandoned for failing to respond to...