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STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS GROUP, INC. v. BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB CO.

Contracts, Intellectual Property, Trade Secrets
Questions that a pharmaceutical company used in research surveys were not trade secrets, because they were readily ascertainable in public sources,...

VEECK v. S. BUILDING CODE CONGRESS INT'L, INC.

Cyberspace Law, Intellectual Property, Copyright
In a private code-writing organization's claim against a website operator for posting the text of a model building code, when model codes have been...

JUICY WHIP, INC. v. ORANGE BANG, INC.

Intellectual Property, Patent
Verdict does not support evidence that claims, on a patent for a beverage dispenser, were invalid as having been in prior public use, and the record...

FRANK'S CASING CREW & RENTAL TOOLS, INC. v. PMR TECH., LTD.

Intellectual Property, Patent
In appeals from declaratory judgment in a patent claim, 1) assignee of a patent waived its personal jurisdiction defense by filing new infringement...

SCANDINAVIAN SATELLITE SYS., AS v. PRIME TV, LTD.

Communications Law, Contracts, Intellectual Property, Copyright
Where a complaint is founded on a claim of copyright infringement on broadcast programming, for which declaratory and injunctive relief is sought from...

HOLMES GROUP, INC. v. VORNADO AIR CIRCULATION SYS., INC.

Civil Procedure, Intellectual Property, Patent, Trade Dress
Where a complaint seeks declaratory judgment of non-infringement of trade dress and an injunction against such accusations, but does not assert a...

BECKSON MARINE, INC. v. NFM, INC.

Intellectual Property, Patent
Where district court's claim interpretation is not supported by the record, a judgment of non-infringement of a boat portlight patent is vacated and...

TY, INC. v. PUBLICATIONS INT'L LTD.

Intellectual Property, Copyright
Alleged copyright infringer is entitled to a trial on issue of fair use as a defense to claims that books of photos of Beanie Babies infringe on...

PIXTON v. B&B PLASTICS, INC.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Intellectual Property, Patent
District court has subject matter jurisdiction over an action where a complaint expressly sets out an action for patent infringement, and the fact...

BERMAN v. HOUSEY

Intellectual Property, Patent
Whether a patent claim is barred under 35 U.S.C. section 135(b) is a threshold issue, and the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences properly...