1. Blehm v. Jacobs, No. 11-1479,
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT, 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS
26462, December 27, 2012, Filed [enhanced version
available to lexis.com subscribers]
OVERVIEW: Artist's
action against two brothers and a company that alleged numerous depictions of a
certain cartoon character infringed on his copyrighted posters that featured a
certain cartoon character failed under summary judgment because the copyrighted
and accused works were not substantially similar.
CORE TERMS: similarity,
protectable, copyrighted, poster, smile--, substantially similar, summary
judgment, infringement, doll's, copying ...
2. Wash. Shoe Co. v. A-Z Sporting
Goods Inc., Nos. 11-35166 and 11-35206, UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE
NINTH CIRCUIT, 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 25667, May 11, 2012, Argued and Submitted,
Seattle, Washington, December 17, 2012, Filed [enhanced version
available to lexis.com subscribers]
OVERVIEW: Personal
jurisdiction existed under Wash. Rev. Code § 4.28.185 over the operator of an
Arkansas retail store based on allegations of willful infringement of a
Washington shoe manufacturer's copyright; the operator's alleged intentional
acts were expressly aimed at the manufacturer in Washington, and the harm was
felt there.
CORE TERMS: shoes,
intentional act, boot, infringing, personal jurisdiction, aimed, infringement,
willful, copyright infringement, forum state ...
3. Capital Concepts, Inc. v. Mt.
Corp., CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:11-CV-00036, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
WESTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA, CHARLOTTESVILLE DIVISION, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS
182874, December 30, 2012, Decided, December 30, 2012, Filed [enhanced version
available to lexis.com subscribers]
CORE TERMS: license,
Copyright Act, ownership, copyrighted, licensed, hire, t-shirt, tag-line,
creative, registration ...
4. Master Mind Music, Inc. v.
Block Enters., LLC, CIVIL ACTION NO. 1:12-CV-162-RWS, UNITED STATES DISTRICT
COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA, ATLANTA DIVISION, 2012 U.S. Dist.
LEXIS 179221, December 18, 2012, Decided, December 18, 2012, Filed [enhanced version
available to lexis.com subscribers]
CORE TERMS: album,
recording, infringement, ownership claims, accounting, ownership, copyright
infringement, statute of limitations, registered, time-barred ...
5. Effie Film, LLC v. Pomerance,
11 Civ. 7087 (JPO), UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF
NEW YORK, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 179030, December 18, 2012, Decided, December
18, 2012, Filed [enhanced version
available to lexis.com subscribers]
CORE TERMS: scene,
similarity, marriage, night, love, historical fact, film, dress, judicial
notice, protectible ...
6. Robert Kubicek Architects
& Assocs. v. Bosley, No. CV-11-02112-PHX-DGC, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 178236, December 14, 2012,
Decided, December 14, 2012, Filed [enhanced version
available to lexis.com subscribers]
CORE TERMS: infringement,
drawings, copyright infringement, summary judgment, architectural,
registration, contributory, copied, copyrighted, consolidation ...
7. Bikram's Yoga College of
India, L.P. v. Evolation Yoga, LLC, Case No. 2:11-cv-5506-ODW(SSx), UNITED STATES
DISTRICT COURT FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS
177671, December 14, 2012, Decided, December 14, 2012, Filed [enhanced version
available to lexis.com subscribers]
CORE TERMS: sequence,
yoga, copyrightable, registration, choreographic, summary judgment, subject
matter, copyrighted, authorship, audiovisual ...
8. Brighton Collectibles, Inc. v.
RK Tex. Leather Mfg., CASE NO. 10-CV-419-GPC (WVG), UNITED STATES DISTRICT
COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 177718,
December 13, 2012, Decided, December 13, 2012, Filed [enhanced version
available to lexis.com subscribers]
CORE TERMS: derivative,
summary judgment, preexisting, designer, leathers, infringement, registered,
registration, certificate, similarity ...
9. Downey v. Downey, Case No.
1:09-cv-634, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO,
WESTERN DIVISION, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 175156, December 11, 2012, Decided,
December 11, 2012, Filed [enhanced version
available to lexis.com subscribers]
CORE TERMS: co-author,
registration, summary judgment, infringement, song, copyright infringement,
instrumental, genuine, Copyright Act, registered ...
10. Libertas Techs. v. Cherryhill
Mgmt., Case No. 1:10-cv-935, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN
DISTRICT OF OHIO, WESTERN DIVISION, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 173078, December 6,
2012, Decided, December 6, 2012, Filed, Magistrate's recommendation at Libertas
Techs., L.L.C. v. Cherryhill Mgmt., 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 173884 (S.D. Ohio,
Dec. 7, 2012) [enhanced version
available to lexis.com subscribers]
CORE TERMS: registration,
software, trade secrets, deposited, register, deposit, copyrighted, copyright
infringement, infringement, inaccurate ...
....
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