The court awarded damages and attorneys’ fees for copyright infringement through the Defendants’ alleged use of a torrent network. Plaintiff ME2, which holds the copyright to the film “Mechanic: Resurrection,” alleges that defendants Mohamed Ahmed, Marisol Amaya, Daud Jan, and ...

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

Defendant Media Research Center Inc. did not infringe on Plaintiff Larry Philpot’s copyright by obtaining his photos from Wikimedia and using them without attribution on the Center’s own website. Philpot is a professional photographer who, as part of his work, ...

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

In this patent infringement claim, a Charlottesville federal judge applied a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision and transferred venue from Virginia to California. On April 29, 2016, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in TC Heartland reaffirmed ...

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

In this dispute between two producers of “wood-alternative decking,” a Harrisonburg U.S. District Court dismisses as “puffery” plaintiff’s Lanham Act claims based on statements that defendant is “number one” and the “preferred premium leader” in product categories, but refuses to ...

Tagged with: Intellectual Property Judge Elizabeth K. Dillon U.S. District Court - Western District

A Richmond U.S. District Court denies a preliminary injunction to plaintiff Kroger Company to stop defendant Lidl, a supermarket chain based in Germany, from using its “Preferred Selection” mark for its store brand of products, which Kroger says can be ...

Tagged with: Intellectual Property Judge John A. Gibney Jr. U.S. District Court - Eastern District

More on Employment Law in Virginia By Clyde Findley and Ryen Rasmus Intellectual property law is com­plicated. It protects legal rights associated with intangible and never-before-seen items. The IP field is full of jargon and contradic­tions, has few bright-line rules, ...

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A Charlottesville U.S. District Court grants plaintiff’s motion for default judgment in his copyright infringement action against defendant African American Matchmaking for violations of 17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq. by using plaintiff’s copyrighted photograph multiple times on the AAM ...

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

An Alexandria U.S. District Court upholds a two-year suspension of plaintiff patent attorney’s license to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, on charges including his having signed a paper filed with the USPTO without first conducting a reasonable ...

Tagged with: Intellectual Property Judge Leonie Brinkema U.S. District Court - Eastern District

In this trademark infringement suit, the 4th Circuit affirms summary judgment for defendant manufacturer of salon-sold, haircare products called “Hair Shield 450,” on an infringement claim filed by plaintiff seller who used a stylized logo on its “f450” products; despite ...

Tagged with: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Intellectual Property Judge Diana Gribbon Motz

A plaintiff who claims defendants borrowed heavily from his 2008 book for the first season of their Fox television series Empire cannot sue defendant creators and producers of the series for copyright infringement, as his allegation that a Virginia lawyer ...

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