An Eastern District of Texas judge refused to grant Anker summary judgment on multiple NEC patents, finding factual disputes over infringement and willfulness.
An Eastern District of Texas judge held that Oribel’s limited marking efforts could not support pre-suit patent damages, while leaving infringement and lost-profit issues for trial.
A Texas federal court held that NetLens received all substantial rights needed to sue Microsoft, but not the express right to recover for infringement predating its patent license.
A California federal court held that Actian plausibly alleged direct, contributory, and vicarious copyright infringement based on Itron’s alleged distribution of database software beyond its licenses.
A Massachusetts federal court entered default on trademark claims but denied an injunction and monetary recovery because liability by default did not prove irreparable harm, actual damages, or profits.
A Rhode Island federal court dismissed false-association and false-advertising claims because the complaint alleged neither a misleading statement nor actionable consumer confusion.
A California federal court dismissed DirecTV’s challenge to ten Adeia patents because portfolio licensing demands and confidential negotiations did not create a sufficiently concrete patent-specific controversy.
A Northern District of California court allowed a Lanham Act false-advertising theory involving competing antioxidant skincare products to proceed while dismissing theories involving products that were not plausibly substitutes.
A Minnesota federal court refused to enter default judgment against an absent manufacturer while a related supplier actively contests the validity of the same livestock-prod trademarks.
A Texas federal court entered partial default judgment, awarded $200,000, and permanently enjoined a Houston-area drink seller from using Tropical Isle’s Hand Grenade word and product-design marks.
A Pennsylvania federal court held that Workers United plausibly alleged a live controversy over its Starbucks Workers United name and raised-fist logo, allowing its trademark and copyright declaratory claims to proceed.
A New Jersey federal court construed “defibrotide” to require less than 10% double-stranded DNA because the patent applicants clearly surrendered broader scope during prosecution.
A California federal court held that video creators plausibly alleged standing and a DMCA anti-circumvention claim based on ByteDance’s alleged bypass of YouTube safeguards to collect AI training data.
A Pennsylvania federal court awarded $400,000 in statutory damages per defendant and permanently enjoined 32 online sellers that willfully copied Nifty Home Products’ BACON BIN works.
A New York federal court clarified that injury notice triggered Hardwire’s duty to investigate but left a jury to decide diligence, discovery of Freyssinet’s role, and fraudulent concealment.
A Washington federal court awarded nearly $1.25 million in fees after willful trade-secret misappropriation but denied exemplary damages as unnecessary for punishment and deterrence.
An Illinois federal court enjoined an unlicensed rooftop business from selling views of Cubs games and using Cubs trademarks after its royalty agreement expired.
A Connecticut federal court held that LEGO could not establish fair use as a matter of law for copying an artist’s painted jacket onto a Queer Eye minifigure, while dismissing the artist’s trade-dress claim for lack of likely confusion.
An Eastern District of Texas court let induced-infringement claims over contactless credit-card technology proceed and declined to invalidate five patents under Section 101 at the pleading stage.
A North Carolina federal court granted Ruger summary judgment because the SCAR and SFAR rifle marks were materially different and the remaining marketplace factors could not establish likely confusion.
A D.C. federal court held that detailed software, configuration, and roadmap allegations could support trade-secret claims even though related hardware appeared in an issued patent.
A Louisiana federal court held that Copyright Office registrations gave constructive notice that time-barred most of a former band member’s joint-ownership and royalty claims.
A Massachusetts federal court denied a software company’s preliminary injunction because it lacked technical proof of copying or trade-secret use and waited nearly three years to seek relief.
A New York federal court entered a $169,000 default judgment and broad injunction over a copycat website, hijacked accounts, and unauthorized use of the EVERYDAYPPL marks.