all - Opinion Summaries

ELECTRO SCIENTIFIC INDUS., INC. v. DYNAMIC DETAILS, INC.

Intellectual Property, Patent
Summary judgment of non-infringement of a patent teaching a method for drilling circuit boards was improper where the district court, based on an...

TY, INC. v. PERRYMAN

Cyberspace Law, Intellectual Property, Patent
Protection under the trademark anti-dilution statute, 15 U.S.C. section 1125(c), will not be extended against a seller of second-hand beanbag stuffed...

MADEY v. DUKE UNIV.

Intellectual Property, Patent
The experimental use defense exists, albeit in a narrow form, and may be raised after the responsive pleading, and the district court erred in...

SYNTEK SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD. v. MICROCHIP TECH., INC.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Intellectual Property, Copyright
Issues presented in an action seeking a declaration of invalid copyright ownership are properly considered first by the Register of Copyrights, so...

NARTRON CORP. v. STMICROELECTRONICS, INC.

Intellectual Property, Trademark
Summary judgment for defendant on its claims of laches and genericness in response to plaintiff's action for trademark infringement are affirmed.

KABEHIE v. ZOLAND

Contracts, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property, Copyright
State law causes of action, arising out of contracts for the purchase of exclusive rights to music compositions, are preempted by federal copyright...

ROSCO, INC. v. MIRROR LITE CO.

Intellectual Property, Patent
District court erred in finding that 1) plaintiff's bus mirror patent was invalid as functional and obvious, 2) claims of defendant's patent were...

SCHWING GMBH v. PUTZMEISTER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT

Intellectual Property, Patent
Prosecution history will bar a holder of a concrete pump patent from asserting that one accused devices infringes the patent, but further...

DUN & BRADSTREET SOFTWARE SERV., INC. v. GRACE CONSULTING, INC.

Cyberspace Law, Intellectual Property, Copyright
Judgment as a matter of law is proper based on plain evidence that defendant infringed on copyrighted software, in providing consulting and...

NOVO NORDISK A/S v. BECTON DICKINSON & CO.

Intellectual Property, Patent
Two claims from patents related to an insulin delivery system are invalid on the ground of obviousness, and another is invalid based on same-invention...