all - Opinion Summaries

STEPHENS v. TECH INT'L INC.

Attorney's Fees, Intellectual Property, Patent
In a suit for patent infringement, the grant of defendant's motion for attorney's fees is reversed where the district court erred in finding the case...

DONCHEZ v. COORS BREWING CO.

Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property, Trademark
Plaintiff's claim, alleging defendant misappropriated a beer-vending character named "beerman" in violation of the Lanham Act, is dismissed where...

IN RE CRISH

Drugs & Biotech, Intellectual Property, Patent
In a patent dispute concerning purified DNA molecules having promoter activity for the human involucrin gene, plaintiff's claims are unpatentable on...

POSITIVE BLACK TALK, INC. v. CASH MONEY RECORDS INC.

Copyright, Entertainment Law, Evidence, Intellectual Property
In a copyright dispute concerning a rap song, judgment in favor of defendant is affirmed over plaintiff's challenge that the district court erred in...

SHEN MFG. CO. v. THE RITZ HOTEL

Intellectual Property, Trademark
In a trademark dispute concerning the use of the RITZ mark, defendant's mark did not infringe on plaintiff's mark where the dissimilarity of the marks...

BALDWIN PIANO, INC. v. DEUTSCHE WURLITZER GMBH

Commercial Law, Contracts, Intellectual Property, Trademark
In a trademark dispute, the district court's revocation of defendant's license to use plaintiff's mark is reversed where the license could not be...

GRUPO GIGANTE v. DALLO & CO.

Intellectual Property, International Law, Trademark
In a trademark dispute, the district court's ruling, that plaintiff-Mexican grocery store has a protectible right to use its mark in Southern...

VERSA CORP. v. AG-BAG INT'L

Agriculture, Intellectual Property, Patent
In a patent dispute concerning the agricultural bagging machine market, judgment of non-infringement is reversed, based on the district court's...

NTP, INC. v. RESEARCH IN MOTION, LTD.

Cyberspace Law, Intellectual Property, Patent
In a patent dispute concerning wireless email, the district court erred in construing the claim term "originating processor," and the case is remanded...

IRON GRIP BARBELL CO. v. USA SPORTS INC.

Intellectual Property, Patent
In a patent dispute concerning weight lifting equipment, judgment for defendant is affirmed where plaintiff's patent claims are invalid as obvious.