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ELVIS PRESLEY ENTERS., INC. v. PASSPORT VIDEO

Copyright, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property
In a copyright infringement action, the district court's order granting a preliminary injunction is affirmed where the court did not abuse its...

VELANDER v. GARNER

Drugs & Biotech, Intellectual Property, Patent
The decision of the USPTO Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences granting defendant's preliminary motion to have all of the allowed claims of...

TALKING RAIN BEVERAGE CO., INC. v. S. BEACH BEVERAGE CO.

Intellectual Property, Trademark
In a trademark infringement action, the district court's dismissal of the complaint and judgment for defendant are affirmed where the court correctly...

NEWTON v. DIAMOND

Copyright, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property
In a copyright infringement case concerning music samples, summary judgment to defendants is affirmed where defendant's unauthorized use of the...

MERCK & CO., INC. v. TEVA PHARMS. USA, INC.

Drugs & Biotech, Intellectual Property, Patent
In an infringement suit, judgment to plaintiff is affirmed where the court 1) properly construed the claims, 2) correctly found that the claimed...

APOTEX, INC. v. THOMPSON

Drugs & Biotech, Intellectual Property, Patent
In a case alleging patent infringement and Hatch-Waxman Act violations, judgment in favor of the defendant is affirmed with respect to holdings that,...

VISITING NURSE ASS'N. v. VNA HEALTHCARE, INC.

Contracts, Intellectual Property, Trademark
In an action alleging trade name infringement, the refusal to grant plaintiff's request to enforce a purported settlement agreement is vacated where...

CHEN v. BOUCHARD

Evidence, Intellectual Property, Patent
In an action involving applications directed to 7,8-cyclopropataxols, the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences judgment to defendants is affirmed...

POLYMER INDUS. PRODS. CO. v. BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE, INC.

Civil Procedure, Intellectual Property, Patent
The district court's dismissal of an infringement suit, for a patent relating to tire manufacture, is affirmed where plaintiff's infringement claim...

THE ANTIOCH CO. v. WESTERN TRIMMING CORP.

Intellectual Property, Trade Dress
In a trade dress infringement action, summary judgment to defendant is affirmed where the court properly applied the traditional rule for assessing...