A To Z Machining Service, LLC v. National Storm Shelter, LLC
Plaintiff must have a valid copyright registration before filing for copyright infringement; preregistration is not a registered work within the meaning of 17 U.S.C. §411.)
Area(s) of Law:- Copyright
Universal Furniture International, Inc. v. Paul Frankel
To be found personally liable for a violation of the Lanham Act plaintiff must show that defendant, themselves, falsely designated the origin of plaintiff’s property.
Area(s) of Law:- Copyright
Norwood Promotional Products v. Kustomkoozies and Liddle
The continued use of a trademarked image after a failed attempt to terminate a licensing agreement does not constitute trademark infringement.
Area(s) of Law:- Trademarks
The Scooter Store, Inc. v. SpinLife.com
Generic terms have no trademark significance and therefore are not entitled to protection against trademark infringement.
Area(s) of Law:- Trademarks
UMG Recordings, Inc. v. Shelter Capital Partners, LLC
if a provider of web hosting service has no actual knowledge or awareness of copyright infringement and the plaintiff never specifies what content is copyright infringing, the provider will be able to claim safe harbor under statute 512.
Area(s) of Law:- Copyright
AvidAir Helicopter Supply, Inc. v. Rolls-Royce Corp.
A trade secret does not exist for neither its novelty nor its unavailability, so much as for the reasonable efforts taken in securing the secret's secrecy, and the economic value derived from it.
Area(s) of Law:- Trade Secrets
Olem Shoe Corp. v. Washington Shoe Co.
If a member of the public is not able to identify the plaintiff’s products with the plaintiff, then even if the defendant creates identical products they would not cause confusion for the public.
Area(s) of Law:- Trademarks
Teva Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd. v. AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals
Conception occurs when the inventor has a specific, settled idea, a particular solution to the problem at hand, but the inventor need not understand precisely why his invention works in order to achieve an actual reduction to practice.
Area(s) of Law:- Patents
In Re Construction Equipment Company
Determining either what a reference teaches, or whether a person having ordinary skill in the art would have reason to combine prior art references is a question of fact.
Area(s) of Law:- Patents