Aang vs. Zuko
Zuko claims that Aan stole his firebending martial arts style.
Area(s) of Law:- Copyright
Dawson v. Dawson
PATENT; CONCEPTION: Inventor must have formed a definite and permanent idea of the complete and operative invention as it is to be applied in practice.
Area(s) of Law:- Patents
Luvdarts, LLC v. AT & T Mobility, LLC
To give adequate notice under the DMCA, a copyright holder must give notice of which copyrights were infringed, who infringed them, and when they were infringed.
Area(s) of Law:- Copyright
Allied Mach. & Eng'g Corp. v. Competitive Carbide, Inc.
Where a third party complaint against inventor/patent assignor is based on the defense of invalidity, rather than a cause of action, and the inventor's rights in the patent have been assigned to another party, the third party plaintiff and defendant do not have adverse legal interests sufficient to survive a motion to dismiss under Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(1).
Area(s) of Law:- Patents
Anvik Corp. v. Nikon Precision, Inc.
A reasonable finder of fact could have found that an inventor did not have a preferred method for practicing the invention based on extrinsic evidence, thus the best mode requirement was improperly determined by summary judgment.
Area(s) of Law:- Patents
Columbia Pictures Indus. V. Gary Fung
Services involved in and promoted for use in a process of reproducing copyrighted material may give rise to contributory infringement even if no product is provided to actual infringers.
Area(s) of Law:- Copyright
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. v. First Quality Baby Prods., LLC
Because a new claim contained more material than the original claim, the claim was enlarged and the patent was invalid.
Area(s) of Law:- Patents
Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
The 'first sale' doctrine is not constrained by a geographic limitation and applies to any copyrighted work which was lawfully produced in accordance to the Copyright Act.
Area(s) of Law:- Copyright
Synqor, Inc. v. Artesyn, Inc.
PATENTS; INDUCED INFRINGEMENT: Datasheets and other markings on patented material showed actual knowledge required to prove induced infringement.
Area(s) of Law:- Patents
Gibson Guitar Corp. v. Viacom International Inc.
A plaintiff must effectively plead that an infringing product is actually in the market to state a claim of trademark infringement.
Area(s) of Law:- Trademarks
Wilson v. New Palace Casino, LLC
Protection of works of art under VARA does not extend vicariously to derivative works.
Area(s) of Law:- Copyright
Move, Inc. v. Real Estate Alliance, Ltd.
Liability for indirect patent infringement can occur when claim steps are performed by more than one entity, provided the elements for inducement are met.
Area(s) of Law:- Patents