Where a special master issued a report and recommendation resolving disputes over claims in a patent infringement suit, the court adopted those recommendations. Background Daedalus Blue LCC is the current owner of the two patents (the ‘172 patent and the ...

Tagged with: Intellectual Property Judge Roderick C. Young U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where a network security company alleged that several products from a competitor infringed 13 of the plaintiff’s patents, but the defendant had petitioned for inter partes review, or IPR, the suit was stayed pending resolution of the IPR proceedings. Background ...

Tagged with: Intellectual Property Judge Roderick C. Young U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where there were disputed facts over whether Emerson Creek Pottery gave an express license to Emerson Creek Events, or whether an implied license was created by the parties’ conduct, both sides’ motions for summary judgment were denied. Background The case ...

Tagged with: Intellectual Property Judge Norman K. Moon U.S. District Court - Western District

Where Florida-based defendants who were sued for trademark infringement by a mortgage services company have not been involved with loans in Virginia, Virginia residents have not registered with or submitted any loan applications through their website and they have not ...

Tagged with: Intellectual Property Judge Patricia Tolliver Giles U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where patent holder Columbia University in New York claimed the defendant was unjustly enriched when it allegedly used confidential information in proposals, but Columbia failed to show a confidential relationship existed as it pertained to the proposals, federal patent law ...

Tagged with: Intellectual Property Judge M. Hannah Lauck U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where a company that sells bulk food products alleged a competitor deliberately copied its product categorization system and descriptions from its website, but the defendant lacked any meaningful contacts with Virginia, the copyright infringement suit was dismissed for lack of ...

Tagged with: Intellectual Property Judge Raymond A. Jackson U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where the plaintiff in a patent infringement suit was not located in this district and the allegedly infringing products were designed and developed in California, the suit will be transferred to the Northern District of California. Background Sunstone Information Defense ...

Tagged with: Intellectual Property Judge Roderick C. Young U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Are you concerned your company’s intellectual property or proprietary data may have been misappropriated, lost or shared with unauthorized parties, intentionally or negligently? Typically, IP theft occurs shortly before or after an employee tenders their employment termination notice. Creating a ...

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Where the parties disputed whether a patent covering a rack-isle freezing system for palletized product was infringed, the court construed multiple terms, including airflow chamber and warehouse. Background Tippmann Engineering LLC brings this action against Innovative Refrigeration Systems Inc. and ...

Tagged with: Intellectual Property Judge Michael F. Urbanski U.S. District Court - Western District

Where the parties disputed who was responsible for contributing to the creation of a certain idea in a patent, and whether that idea was important to the overall patent, the dispute over inventorship could not be resolved on summary judgment. ...

Tagged with: Intellectual Property Judge Roderick C. Young U.S. District Court - Eastern District