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La Resolana Architects PA v. Reno, Inc.

Construction, Copyright, Intellectual Property, Property Law & Real Estate
In a copyright infringement action related to designs for modular homes, judgment for Defendants is affirmed where the District Court did not clearly...

County of Santa Clara v. Super. Court of Santa Clara County

Civil Procedure, Copyright, Government Law
In an issue of first impression in which petitioner-county sought extraordinary relief from a superior court order requiring it to disclose its...

Coyne's & Co., Inc. v. Enesco, LLC

Commercial Law, Contracts, Copyright, Injury & Tort Law, Intellectual Property, Trade Secrets, Trademark
In a suit related to the early termination of a distributor agreement, denial of a preliminary injunction is affirmed where plaintiff could not...

Wilchombe v. Teevee Toons, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Copyright, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property
In a copyright infringement case involving the rap song "The Weedman" which appears on a Lil John album "Kings of Crunk", dismissal of...

Walton v. US

Copyright, Government Law, Intellectual Property
28 U.S.C. section 1498(b), which governs copyright infringement suits against the federal government, does not authorize this suit by a federal...

Intervest Constr., Inc. v. Canterbury Estate Homes, Inc.

Construction, Copyright, Intellectual Property, Property Law & Real Estate
In a copyright infringement action alleging that district court erred in its examination of the two-floor plan at issue, summary judgment in favor of...

Societe Civile Succession Richard Guino v. Renoir

Constitutional Law, Copyright, Intellectual Property, International Law
In a copyright infringement case, summary judgment for plaintiff is affirmed where: 1) under Twin Books v. Walt Disney Co., 83 F.3d 1162 (9th Cir....

Halicki Films, LLC v. Sanderson Sales & Mktg.

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Contracts, Copyright, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property, Trademark
In an action alleging, inter alia, copyright and trademark infringement involving the original and remade motion pictures "Gone in 60 Seconds", as...

Chapman v. New York State Div. for Youth

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Copyright
Dismissal of plaintiffs' copyright and antitrust claims is affirmed in part, vacated in part, and remanded where: 1) the district court erred in...

Barboza v. New Form, Inc.

Bankruptcy Law, Commercial Law, Copyright, Debt Collection, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property, Judgement Enforcement
In a case considering whether damages for willful copyright infringement are dischargeable debt in the infringer's bankruptcy, summary judgment that...