all - Opinion Summaries

BILLY-BOB TEETH, INC. v. NOVELTY, INC.

Copyright, Intellectual Property, Trade Dress
A third-party infringer had no standing under 17 U.S.C. section 204 where there was no dispute between copyright owner and transferee about the status...

ANTON/BAUER, INC. v. PAG, LTD.

Intellectual Property, Patent
District court erred when it held that plaintiff had not granted purchasers an implied license to practice the invention claimed in a battery pack...

KOHUS v. MARIOL

Copyright, Intellectual Property
Determining substantial similarity in copyright infringement cases requires identifying which aspects of the artist's work, if any, are protectible by...

ALAMEDA FILMS S A DE C V v. AUTHORS RIGHTS RESTORATION CORP. INC;

Attorney's Fees, Copyright, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property, International Law, Media Law
The district court's ruling (1) determining that production companies, such as the plaintiffs, can hold copyrights under Mexican law, (2)permitting...

INTERNATIONAL BANCORP, LLC v. SOCIETE DES BAINS DE MER ET DU CERCLE DES ETRANGERS A MONACO

Cyberspace Law, Intellectual Property, Trademark
Summary judgment in favor of defendant on its Lanham Act trademark infringement claim and Anticybersquatting claim, awarding defendant statutory...

MCROBERTS SOFTWARE, INC. v. MEDIA 100, INC.

Contracts, Copyright, Cyberspace Law, Intellectual Property, Remedies
A jury could reasonably conclude that a software license was limited to certain hardware only, and that defendant exceeded the license's scope,...

STORAGE TECH. CORP. v. CISCO SYS., INC.

Cyberspace Law, Intellectual Property, Patent
The district court erred in its claim construction of terms "caching policy identification information" and "protocol data unit network policy" in a...

WARREN v. FOX FAMILY WORLDWIDE, INC.

Copyright, Intellectual Property
Plaintiff had no standing to sue for infringement of copyrights on musical compositions commissioned as "works for hire", as he was neither the legal...

PARKS v. LAFACE RECORDS

Entertainment Law, False Advertising, Intellectual Property, Trademark
Summary judgment was improper in Lanham Act and common law right of publicity claims, arising from use of a civil rights icon's name in the title of a...

HORPHAG RESEARCH LTD. v. PELLEGRINI

Attorney's Fees, Cyberspace Law, Intellectual Property, Trademark
Defendant was not entitled to a nominative fair use defense for use of plaintiff's trademarked name on a website, but a dilution claim is remanded for...