all - Opinion Summaries

B&B HARDWARE, INC. v. HARGIS INDUS., INC.

Intellectual Property, Trademark
The court-s use of an example cited by a trial witness does not necessarily support the inference that the court is endorsing the testimony of that...

ACROMED CORP. v. SOFAMOR DANEK GROUP, INC.

Intellectual Property, Patent
Uncorroberated testimony from someone claiming to have invented a process is not clear and convincing evidence sufficient to show invalidity.

APOTEX USA, INC. v MERCK & CO., INC.

Intellectual Property, Patent
Patent invalidation under 35 USC 102(g) only requires proof that the prior invention was made in the United States, and evidence of lack of...

MOLDO v. MATSCO, INC.

Bankruptcy Law, Intellectual Property
Neither 35 USC 261 of the Patent Act nor Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code requires a holder of a security interest in a patent to record the...

CRATER CORP. v LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Civil Procedure, Intellectual Property, Patent
28 USC 498(a) is not jurisdictional, but provides an affirmative defense for private parties charged with patent infringement, so the district court...

LANS v DIGITAL EQUIP. CORP.

Civil Procedure, Intellectual Property, Patent
Where inventor assigned rights in a patent to his wholly owned corporation for tax purposes, the inventor himself does not have standing to prosecute...

CLICKS BILLIARDS INC. v. SIXSHOOTERS INC.

Intellectual Property, Trade Dress
Even though many arbitrary elements, considered in isolation, may be functional, if the particular integration of elements leaves a multitude of...

MYCOGEN PLANT SCIENCE, INC. v MONSANTO CO.

Intellectual Property, Patent
The fact that a process generally has a uniform result is not enough to constitute conception for purposes of challenging validity under 35 USC 102(g)...

BUDDE v. HARLEY-DAVIDSON, INC.

Intellectual Property, Patent
The claim limitation "electronic sensing means for determining when the ignition system of the engine delivers an electronic pulse to fire each spark...

OLIVEIRA v. FRITO-LAY, INC.

Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property
Singers of popular songs do not acquire secondary meaning trademark rights in song titles, even if the song is the "signature performance" that a...