Chicago Bldg. Design P.C. v. Mongolian House, Inc.
A claim for copyright infringement must be brought within 3 years of a party receiving notice (actual or inquiry) of a completed claim.
Area(s) of Law:- Copyright
Dish Network, L.L.C. v. Alejandri
To demonstrate circumvention of access controls, the plaintiff must show: (1) the defendant distributed the technology, and (2) that the technology was designed to circumvent access control systems and has only limited alternative uses.
Area(s) of Law:- Copyright
Granger v. One Call Lender Services
The award of statutory damages is appropriate in the default judgment context, but a single infringer of a single work is only liable for a single amount regardless of the number of infringement acts.
Area(s) of Law:- Copyright
In re Antor Media Corporation
Unclaimed disclosures in patents carry a presumption of enablement.
Area(s) of Law:- Patents
deVere Group GMBH v. Opinion Corp.
Use of company name and description in web address for an internet consumer review site does not show plausible confusion required for a trademark violation.
Area(s) of Law:- Trademarks
Loughlin v. Ling
If a patent application is entitled to receive the benefit of an earlier effective date under 35 U.S.C. § 120, the earlier date is that application’s filing date for determining whether any of that application's claims offend the one year time restraint in 35 U.S.C. § 135(b)(2).
Area(s) of Law:- Patents
Midwestern Pet Foods, Inc. v. Societe Des Produits Nestle S.A.
Evidence of fame that postdates an intent-to-use application is relevant to a showing of a likelihood of confusion.
Area(s) of Law:- Trademarks
Sunbeam Products, Inc. v. Chicago American Manufacturing, LLC
A trustee’s rejection of a contract does not abrogate a trademark license.
Area(s) of Law:- Trademarks
General Electric Co. v. ITC
Tariff Act of 1930, § 337, protects domestic industry by prohibiting imports that infringe on U.S. patents.
Area(s) of Law:- Patents
Fishman Transducers, Inc. v. Paul
When parties are not in direct competition, evidence linking a loss in profits to the trademark infringement is required.
Area(s) of Law:- Trademarks