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DAYCO PRODS., INC. v. TOTAL CONTAINMENT, INC.

Intellectual Property, Patent
In construing patent claims, the district court may not read into the language limitations which are not explicit in the claim, even if the...

STATE CONTRACTING & ENGINEERING CORP. v. STATE OF FLORIDA

Civil Procedure, Intellectual Property, Trademark, Patent
Because a waiver of sovereign immunity must be express and equivocal, filing a counterclaim during a period when the State was reasonably unsure about...

SOUTHCO, INC. v. KANEBRIDGE CORP.

Intellectual Property, Copyright
A part numbering system where each of nine digits describes a specific physical parameter of the part lacks the minimal level of creativity necessary...

TEGAL CORP. v. TOKYO ELECTRON AM.,INC.

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Intellectual Property, Patent
A defendant in a patent case who asserts only affirmative defenses and no counterclaims does not have a right to a jury trial if the only remedy...

INT'L NUTRITION CO. v. HORPHAG RESEARCH LTD.

Intellectual Property, Patent, International Law
In a patent case, comity is appropriate where the foreign court merely determines who owns a US patent pursuant to a contract, because the question of...

NAT'L ASS'N FOR HEALTHCARE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. v. CENT. ARKANSAS AGENCY ON AGING, INC.

Intellectual Property, Trademark
The holder of state-registered trademark is only entitled to protection in areas where it had market penetration against the holder of a...

DOOR-MASTER CORP. v. YORKTOWNE, INC.

Intellectual Property, Patent
A patent infringer's investigation of a patent, even if that investigation ultimately proves to be insufficient, combined with a finding that the case...

COLUMBIA PICTURES INDUS. v. KRYPTON BROAD. OF BIRMINGHAM, INC.

Intellectual Property, Copyright
For purposes of assessing statutory damages under the Copyright Act, each episode and broadcast of a syndicated television show is a "work".

HOFFMAN v. CAPITAL CITIES/ABC, INC.

Constitutional Law, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property, Copyright
Altered photo of famous actor used to promote fashion article entitled to First Amendment protection, as non-commercial speech, from right of...

WRENCH, LLC v. TACO BELL CORP.

Injury & Tort Law, Intellectual Property, Copyright
The Copyright Act may preempt claims over intangible ideas and tangible expressions even if ideas are not protected under the Act. However, the Act...