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BBA NONWOVENS SIMPSONVILLE, INC. v. SUPERIOR NONWOVENS, LLC

Intellectual Property, Patent, Trade Secrets
Claimed trade secret technology satisfied each of the statutory requirements for existence of a trade secret under South Carolina law, and the record...

MINNESOTA MINING AND MFG. CO. v. CHEMQUE, INC.

Intellectual Property, Patent
A claim of a patent related to compositions of encapsulants used for protecting signal transmission devices was infringed by inducement, and was not...

SPARACO v. LAWLER, MATUSKY, SKELLY, ENGINEERS LLP

Intellectual Property, Copyright, Property Law & Real Estate
A land surveyor and planner's site plan included specific expression and realization of ideas, the copying of which could constitute an infringement...

MASCO CORP. v. US

Government Contracts, Intellectual Property, Patent
In patent claims against the U.S., directed to an electronic dial combination lock, the Court of Federal Claims erred in construing a "transmitting a...

INT'L COSMETICS EXCH. INC. v. GAPARDIS HEALTH & BEAUTY, INC.

Commercial Law, Intellectual Property, Trademark
Cosmetics manufacturer was entitled to injunctive relief where distributor caused confusion regarding the trademark, "FAIR & WHITE," when it began...

MONSANTO CO. v. MCFARLING

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Contracts, Intellectual Property, Patent
An injunction was proper where defendant conceded violation of a technology agreement, a reasonable likelihood of success existed on issues of...

HARROD'S LTD. v. SIXTY INTERNET DOMAIN NAMES

Cyberspace Law, Intellectual Property, Trademark
15 U.S.C. section 1125(d)(2) authorizes an in rem action against domain names based on claims of infringement and dilution, as well as bad faith...

PORSCHE CARS N. AM., INC. v. PORSCHE.NET

Cyberspace Law, Intellectual Property, Trademark
Early in an anticybersquatting case, the availability of personal jurisdiction may defeat in rem jurisdiction over a domain name. Possession of an...

GONZALES v. TRANSFER TECH., INC.

Attorney's Fees, Intellectual Property, Copyright
The prevailing party in a copyright case, in which the stakes are small and the infringement willful, should have a presumptive entitlement to...

BRASSICA PROT. PROD. LLC v. SUNRISE FARMS

Intellectual Property, Patent
Patents related to methods of preparing food products to reduce the risk of developing cancer are invalid, as anticipated by prior art which...