In plaintiff Virginia company’s suit alleging defendants, a Taiwanese corporation and two Washington state corporations, infringed on plaintiff’s registered mark “VIVE” for its software, by marketing an “HTC Vive” headset, an Alexandria U.S. District Court excludes plaintiff’s proffered expert’s opinions, ...

Tagged with: Intellectual Property Judge T.S. Ellis III U.S. District Court - Eastern District

A plaintiff’s conclusory assertions of ownership of four identified patents that allegedly are infringed by defendant’s products that provide personal emergency communications systems, are dismissed by the Richmond U.S. District Court for failure to state a claim. Plaintiff’s complaint contains ...

Tagged with: Intellectual Property Judge Henry E. Hudson U.S. District Court - Eastern District

A pharmaceutical company that began marketing a product, Me-PB-Hyos, as a generic substitute for plaintiff company’s Donnatal – a combination phenobarbital and belladonna alkaloid used to treat irritable bowel syndrome and acute enterocolitis – without ever making firm plans to ...

Tagged with: Intellectual Property Judge Glen E. Conrad U.S. District Court - Western District

In plaintiff ZUP’s suit alleging defendant Nash Manufacturing infringed plaintiff’s patent and design for its “ZUP Board” after a proposed business deal for a joint manufacturing venture turned sour, the Richmond U.S. District Court grants judgment for defendant. Patent claim Both ...

Tagged with: Intellectual Property Judge Henry E. Hudson U.S. District Court - Eastern District

In this trademark infringement suit, a Russian defendant company’s distribution of allegedly infringing smartphone and tablet applications for photo and video filters through third-party, online stores is not a sufficient basis for the Alexandria U.S. District Court to exercise personal ...

Tagged with: Intellectual Property Judge T.S. Ellis III U.S. District Court - Eastern District

After a two-week jury trial in which plaintiff music publisher won $25 million in damages against Cox Communications for contributory copyright infringement, the Alexandria U.S. District Court awards plaintiff $8,383,368 in attorney’s fees, after excluding nontaxable expenses and applying a ...

Tagged with: Intellectual Property Judge Liam O'Grady U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Plaintiff copyright owner who is suing John Does 1-10 for illegally downloading plaintiff’s movie, “London Has Fallen,” is not entitled to discovery of the identities of John Does 2-10 from their internet service providers, based on plaintiff’s allegation that the ...

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

Plaintiffs, who are suing their former business partner in operating an Asian-American restaurant, cannot sue defendant for trademark infringement of the “Mimosa Asian Fusion” name and logo, as the parties’ pending state court litigation has not resolved what rights defendant ...

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

A plaintiff that has appealed a deci­sion by the U.S Patent and Trademark Office rejecting the patentability of his device which connects computers through multiple networks, on the ground that he lacked standing under 35 U.S.C. § 145, wins a ...

Tagged with: Intellectual Property Judge T.S. Ellis III U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Although plaintiff has appealed a decision by the U.S. Patent and Trade­mark Office rejecting the patentability of his device which connects comput­ers through multiple networks, on the ground that he lacked standing under 35 U.S.C. § 145, the Alexandria U.S. ...

Tagged with: Intellectual Property Judge T.S. Ellis III U.S. District Court - Eastern District