On Sept. 26, 2014, the Federal Circuit issued its opinion in American Calcar, Inc. v. American Honda Motor Co. Judges Prost and Wallach affirmed the decision of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California that three American Calcar patents were unenforceable due to inequitable conduct. Judge Newman filed a strongly worded dissent.
The New York Court of Appeals, the highest court in the state, decided that a copyright renewal that Duke Ellington signed in 1961 didn't unfairly deprive his heirs of a portion of foreign royalties on the music giant's works, such as "Mood Indigo" and "Sophisticated Lady."
In-depth analysis of recent rulings as they affect equipment leasing.
The federal Fair Labor Standards Act allows employees to sue their employers for various employment-related causes of action. Courts in two recent cases have ruled that actions brought, pursuant to the FLSA, by franchisees and franchisee employees, sufficiently alleged that franchisors were "employers" to withstand motions to dismiss under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6).
Federal Circuit Defines "By Means Of"
Doctrine of Claim Differentiation Insufficient to Overcome Plain Meaning of Claim Term
Patentee's Failure to Connect the Dots Insufficient, But Not Sanction-Worthy
Review of a case in which a husband was estopped from claiming that marital assets need distribution.
California Right of Publicity Claims Can Be Assigned
Invasion of Privacy Suit Against Greenberg Glusker Law Firm Found Time-Barred
Whither the Transformative Use Defense in Copyright Infringement Cases?
Federal Circuit Applies Alice to Invalidate Online Transaction Patent
Federal Circuit Finds 'Unobtrusive' and 'Does Not Distract' Indefinite
Federal Circuit: In Hatch-Waxman, Infringement Based Only on Final ANDA Product
This edition of the Quarterly State Compliance Review looks at some legislation of interest to corporate lawyers that went into effect between Aug. 1 and Oct. 1, including amendments to Delaware's corporation and LLC laws.
Copyright trolls are in the business of acquiring the right to bring lawsuits against alleged infringers and threatening to file copyright infringement claims in order to induce rapid settlements against large groups of defendants.
