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Federal Circuit Focuses on Burdens Of Proof in Travatan Z' Case
History of Patent Litigation May Establish Justiciable Controversy
Federal Circuit Holds a Reexamined Patent is 'Same Patent' as Original For Claim Preclusion

The amount of a first-party insurance claim may be subject to varying valuation approaches, often depending upon whether the policyholder repairs or replaces the damaged property, and the range of valuation options will be established by the policy language,

Rights in pre-Feb. 15, 1972, sound recordings ' which are protected by state law, rather than federal copyright law ' are hotly litigated in the digital music era. On April 17, for example, major record labels sued the music-streaming service Pandora in New York Supreme Court in Manhattan. The suit alleges common-law copyright infringement and unfair competition from Pandora's use of pre-1972 recordings.

Actor's Agreement Gave Merchandising Rights to Production Company
E-Book of English Translation of Novel Isn't Derivate Work

If your company or client is the target of such a frivolous claim, there is a growing body of law that offers effective offensive strategies.

In-depth analysis of key rulings.

The April issue of Entertainment Law & Finance reported on a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit involving the Internet video Innocence of Muslims. That article discussed the court's "secret" takedown order and the court's view on copyright ownership of acting roles in movies. The article that follows provides further analysis of the copyright ownership issue in the case.

The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) has come under recent scrutiny due to its use against unsuspecting individuals who may not be the malicious hackers that the Act was originally meant to address.