Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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S059180
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Raddavero v. Harry's Hofbrau Catering
Lack of evidence supporting jury verdict for defendant on trade name infringement requires judgment notwithstanding verdict. |
Intellectual Property |
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Jul. 11, 1999 | |
98-56918
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Brookfield Communications Inc. v. West Coast Entertainment Corp.
Federal trademark and unfair competition law can bar video rental chain from using trademark of entertainment-based company in its website's domain name. |
Intellectual Property |
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Jul. 7, 1999 | |
95-56632
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Astaire v. Best Film & Video Corp.
Videotape manufacturer can use deceased entertainer's movie clips for internal advertising of instructional videotapes. |
Intellectual Property |
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Jul. 3, 1999 | |
97-16909
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Robi v. Reed
Founding member of singing group has superior right to use name of group over deceased member who assigned right to someone else. |
Intellectual Property |
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Jun. 29, 1999 | |
95-17093
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Urantia Foundation v. Maaherra
Human selection and arrangement of 'divine revelation' material is sufficiently creative for statutory copyright protection. |
Intellectual Property |
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Jun. 28, 1999 | |
95-17123
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Entertainment Research Group Inc. v. Genesis Creative Group Inc.
Costume immediately identifiable as embodiment of underlying cartoon character isn't entitled to derivative work copyright protection. |
Intellectual Property |
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Jun. 21, 1999 | |
B095547
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Mallard Creek Industries Inc. v. Morgan
Statute preventing infringement actions when trademark lawfully used before registration doesn't apply to license agreement use. |
Intellectual Property |
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Jun. 20, 1999 | |
96-55256 and 96-55367
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Levi Strauss & Co. v. Shilon
No actual counterfeit sales doesn't bar Lanham Act claim for offer to sell fake labels. |
Intellectual Property |
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Jun. 18, 1999 | |
94-56774
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Practice Management Information Corp. v. The American Medical Assoc.
Copyrighted medical procedure code doesn't become law and enter public domain by federal agency's general adoption. |
Intellectual Property |
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Jun. 18, 1999 | |
96-35287
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Wolfard Glassblowing Co. v. Vanbragt
Visual inspection can support contempt finding of prior judgment prohibiting sale of imitations of competitor's goods. |
Intellectual Property |
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Jun. 17, 1999 | |
97-55467
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Panavision International LP v. Toeppen
Registering Internet domain name in order to obtain money from trademark owner violates Trademark Dilution Act. |
Intellectual Property |
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Jun. 16, 1999 | |
96-55595
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Dreamwerks Production Group Inc. v. SKG Studio
Convention organizer's core functions are sufficiently similar to entertainment company's to permit infringement claim. |
Intellectual Property |
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Jun. 16, 1999 | |
96-55243
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Wendt v. Host International Inc.
Actors have rights against unauthorized likeness use in promotional figures based on infringer's copyrighted characters. |
Intellectual Property |
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Jun. 15, 1999 | |
97-15571
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Cadence Design Systems Inc. v. Avant! Corp.
Copyright infringement defendant cannot rebut presumption of irreparable harm by showing adequacy of money damages. |
Intellectual Property |
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Jun. 15, 1999 | |
96-55595
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Dreamwerks Production Group, Inc. v. SKG Studio,
Convention organizer's core functions are sufficiently similar to entertainment company's to permit infringement claim. |
Intellectual Property |
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Jun. 15, 1999 | |
96-8513
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Hunter Douglas Inc. v. Harmonic Design Inc.
Federal patent law pre-empts state law claims regarding patent invalidity. |
Intellectual Property |
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Jun. 14, 1999 | |
95-56393, 97-55599 and 97-55597
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Peterson v. Highland Music Inc.
Music composer may rescind 30 year old royalty contract for breach of continuing payment obligation. |
Intellectual Property |
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Jun. 14, 1999 | |
C021828
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Shaw v. The Regents of the University of California
Employer cannot revise patent agreement signed by employee in order to reduce the royalty paid. |
Intellectual Property |
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Jun. 10, 1999 | |
96-55469 and 96-55576
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Stephen W. Boney Inc. v. Boney Services Inc.
'Exceptional circumstances' Lanham Act requirement for attorney fees award applies to either plaintiff or defendant. |
Intellectual Property |
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Jun. 9, 1999 | |
97-70823
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Lights of America Inc. v. U.S. District Court (SK America Inc.)
Only Federal Circuit can consider mandamus petition relating to prejudgment orders in patent infringement action. |
Intellectual Property |
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Jun. 6, 1999 | |
96-1470
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Quality King Distributors Inc. v. L'Anza Research International Inc.
First sale doctrine is applicable to imported copies sold without authority of copyright owner. |
Intellectual Property |
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Jun. 6, 1999 | |
96-17087
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Cybersell Inc. v. Cybersell Inc.
Alleged infringement of website service mark doesn't provide personal jurisdiction in mark holder's place of business. |
Intellectual Property |
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Jun. 3, 1999 | |
94-56774
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Practice Management Information Corp. v. American Medical Assoc.
Copyrighted medical procedure code doesn't become law and enter public domain by federal agency's general adoption. |
Intellectual Property |
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May 26, 1999 | |
94-56774
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Practice Management Information Corp. v. The American medical Assoc.
Copyrighted medical procedure code doesn't become law and enter public domain by federal agency's general adoption. |
Intellectual Property |
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May 26, 1999 | |
95-56632
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Astaire v. Best Film & Video Corp.
Videotape manufacturer can use decease entertainer's movie clips for internal advertising of instructional videotapes. |
Intellectual Property |
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May 20, 1999 | |
98-55967
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Cacique Inc. v. Robert Reiser & Co.
Reasonable royalty can only be recovered in trade secret suits when both actual damages and unjust enrichment can't be proven. |
Intellectual Property |
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Apr. 29, 1999 | |
95-56393
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Peterson v. Highland Music Inc.
Music composer may rescind 30 year old royalty contract for breach of continuing payment obligation. |
Intellectual Property |
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Apr. 13, 1999 | |
96-56571
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Enesco Corp. v. Price/Costco Inc.
Lanham Act may entitle manufacturer of trademarked product to injunction requiring retailer to disclose repackaging |
Intellectual Property |
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Apr. 12, 1999 | |
98-4058
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National Corrective Training Institute v. Nelson
Order |
Intellectual Property |
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Apr. 6, 1999 | |
97-16185
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Kendall-Jackson Winery Ltd. v. E. & J. Gallo Winery
Grape leaf design for wine labels isn't a protected trademark. |
Intellectual Property |
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Apr. 4, 1999 |