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SATAVA v. LOWRY

Copyright, Intellectual Property
Art sculptures at issue were composed of unprotectable ideas and standard elements that are part of the public domain, and the combination of those...

AMWAY DISTRIB. BENEFITS ASS'N v. NORTHFIELD INS. CO.

Copyright, Insurance Law, Intellectual Property
The definition of "Advertising Injury" applied to excess liability coverage for liability arising out of copyright violation, and where the insurer...

ETS-HOKIN v. SKYY SPIRITS, INC.

Copyright, Intellectual Property
In a copyright action, allegedly infringing advertising photographs were not "virtually identical" as required upon application of the defense...

ITOFCA, INC. v. MEGATRANS LOGISTICS, INC.

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Copyright, Cyberspace Law, Intellectual Property
A suit for infringement of a copyright on a computer software program is barred by the preclusive effect of a bankruptcy court order, which authorized...

JOHN G. DANIELSON, INC. v. WINCHESTER-CONANT PROPS., INC.

Construction, Copyright, Intellectual Property, Property Law & Real Estate
In a dispute concerning a land developer's infringement of architectural drawings, defendant's affirmative defenses and plaintiff's unfair competition...

QUEENIE, LTD. v. NYGARD INT'L

Bankruptcy Law, Copyright, Intellectual Property, Remedies
An award of attorney's fees and punitive damages to defendant upon its successful defense of the plaintiffs' copyright infringement claim is affirmed....

BOWERS v. BAYSTATE TECHS., INC.

Contracts, Copyright, Government Contracts, Intellectual Property, Patent, Remedies
The district court did not abuse its discretion in omitting as duplicative copyright damages from a contract damage award. Verdict of patent...

EF CULTURAL TRAVEL BV v. ZEFER CORP.

Commercial Law, Copyright, Cyberspace Law, Intellectual Property, Remedies
The district court's use of a "reasonable expectations" test, in determining whether use of a "scraper tool" to collect pricing information from...

FED. COMMUNICATIONS COMM'N v. NEXTWAVE PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

Bankruptcy Law, Commercial Law, Communications Law, Copyright, Cyberspace Law, Intellectual Property
Bankruptcy Code section 525 prohibits the FCC from removing licenses held by a debtor in bankruptcy upon the debtor's failure to make timely payments...

BOND v. BLUM

Attorney's Fees, Copyright, Evidence, Intellectual Property
Defendant's use of a manuscript as evidence in a state court proceeding fell within the scope of fair use authorized by section 107 of the Copyright...