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BOWERS v. BAYSTATE TECH., INC.

Contracts, Intellectual Property, Copyright, Patent
Where breach of contract damages arose from the same copying and included the same lost sales that formed the basis for copyright damages, district...

CHATTANOGA MFG., INC. v. NIKE, INC.

Intellectual Property, Trademark
Trademark infringement claims over an athletic wear company's use of the term "Jordan" were barred by laches, given the length of unreasonable delay,...

US SEARCH, LLC v. US SEARCH.COM, INC.

Intellectual Property, Trademark
A placement firm's mark was not entitled to service mark protection when used in connection with executive recruiting services, where the mark was not...

BETTERBOX COMMUNICATIONS, LTD. v. BB TECH., INC.

Intellectual Property, Trademark
In a trademark action, 1) an expert was qualified to testify on likelihood of confusion, based on his practical experience, and 2) admission of...

BIONX IMPLANTS, INC. v. LINVATEC CORP.

Intellectual Property, Patent
Claim construction on a patent related to a surgical fastener were correct, but judgment of noninfringement was improper where a test was not rendered...

JONESFILM v LION GATE INT'L

Civil Procedure, Intellectual Property, Trademark
A trademark action was incorrectly dismissed, for failure to join an indispensable party, where undisputed facts made clear that the absent party had...

BAYER AG v. CARLSBAD TECH., INC.

Intellectual Property, Patent
The district court correctly determined a patent expiration date, where the disclaimed term of the patent was due to another patent whose expiration...

PROMATEK, INDUS., LTD. v. EQUITRAC CORP.

Cyberspace Law, Intellectual Property, Trademark, Remedies
An injunction, ordering a trademark infringer to place language on its website to remedy a Lanham Act violation, is valid despite possibility that the...

ABBOT LAB. v. TORPHARM, INC.

Intellectual Property, Patent
Judgment of patent infringement is improper where disputes of material fact remain concerning the nature of an accused product, but patents in suit...

IN RE PHILIP R. THRIFT

Intellectual Property, Patent
Patent claims related to a computer speech interface program were improperly rejected for obviousness where the examiner failed to address the...