http://www.lexisnexis.com/mealeys/news.aspx Headline Intellectual Property Legal News from LexisNexis® en-us http://www.lexisnexis.com/mealeys/images/lexismealeyslogo.gif 130 29 http://www.lexisnexis.com/mealeys/news.aspx Copyright 2012 http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=20-16%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Intell.%20Prop.%201%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank SAN FRANCISCO - After five full days of deliberation, federal jurors in California issued a partial verdict May 7 in the closely watched copyright dispute over defendant Google Inc.'s Android software platform (Oracle America Inc. v. Google Inc., No. 10-3561, N.D. Calif.; See 5/7/12, Page 20). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=20-16%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Intell.%20Prop.%202%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank SAN FRANCISCO - Efforts by copyright infringement plaintiff Oracle America Inc. to render Google Inc.'s fair use affirmative defense unavailable were deemed unavailing May 10 by a California federal judge; that same day, Oracle responded to Google's recent motion for a new trial (Oracle America Inc. v. Google Inc., No. 10-3561, N.D. Calif.; See related story, this issue). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=20-16%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Intell.%20Prop.%203%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank SAN FRANCISCO - Following a federal jury's May 7 verdict that Google Inc. infringed certain code and files from the Java software platform, Oracle America Inc. on May 16 agreed to defer any resulting copyright damages it might be entitled to until a California federal judge decides the copyrightability of the structure, sequence and organization (SSO) of application programmer interface (API) packages (Oracle America Inc. v. Google Inc., No. 10-3561, N.D. Calif.; See related story, this issue). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=20-16%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Intell.%20Prop.%204%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank WASHINGTON, D.C. - A ruling by the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals that any license that prevents a licensee from using other competing products constitutes copyright misuse will not be revisited by the U.S. Supreme Court, which denied certiorari on May 14 (Psystar Corp. v. Apple Inc., No. 11-812, U.S. Sup.; See 5/7/12, Page 49). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=20-16%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Intell.%20Prop.%205%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank NEW YORK - In a May 16 bench ruling, a New York federal judge rejected, on standing grounds, a lawyer's claim that Reed Elsevier Inc. and West Publishing Corp. commit copyright infringement when publishing legal briefs online (Edward L. White, Edward L. White PC and Kenneth Elan v. West Publishing Corporation and Reed Elsevier Inc., d/b/a LexisNexis, No. 12-1340, S.D. N.Y.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=20-16%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Intell.%20Prop.%206%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank BOSTON - The book behind the blockbuster film "The Social Network" did not infringe upon a copyright owned by a self-published author, a Massachusetts federal judge ruled May 9 (Aaron Greenspan v. Random House Inc., et al., No. 11-12000, D. Mass.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 64831). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=20-16%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Intell.%20Prop.%207%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank SAN FRANCISCO - An intellectual property dispute over password-protected diagnostic software will proceed without a Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) claim, thanks to a May 14 ruling by a California federal magistrate judge (Burroughs Payment Systems Inc. v. SYMCO Group Inc., No. 11-6268, N.D. Calif.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 67198). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=20-16%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Intell.%20Prop.%208%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank COLUMBIA, S.C. - Although professional boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. made appearances at two World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) events to the tune of a copyrighted song, a copyright infringement plaintiff is not entitled to actual damages or a profits-based measure of damages pursuant to 17 U.S. Code Section 504(b), a South Carolina federal judge said May 11 (Anthony Lawrence Dash v. Floyd Mayweather Jr., et al., No. 10-1036, D. S.C.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 66003). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=20-16%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Intell.%20Prop.%209%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank WASHINGTON, D.C. - A $5,000 award for the U.S. Postal Service's infringement of a copyrighted statue was incorrectly limited by the U.S. Court of Federal Claims to the Postal Service's highest past license payment, the Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled May 14 (Frank Gaylord v. United States, No. 11-5097, Fed. Cir.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=20-16%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Intell.%20Prop.%2010%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank ATLANTA - A Georgia federal judge on May 11 found that Georgia State University (GSU) infringed some of the asserted copyrighted works of three publishers by the unlicensed use of excerpts of the works on the university's computer networks (Cambridge University Press, et al. v. Mark P. Becker, et al., No. 1:08-CV-1425-ODE, N.D. Ga.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=20-16%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Intell.%20Prop.%2011%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank SAN FRANCISCO - Attorneys agreed upon a jury charge and special verdict form on May 14 in the second phase of Oracle America Inc.'s dispute with Google Inc.; that day, Google sought judgment as a matter of law (JMOL) that Oracle failed to prove literal patent infringement and that one of the two patents in suit is invalid because of improper broadening (Oracle America Inc. v. Google Inc., No. 10-3561, N.D. Calif.; See 5/2/12, Page 20). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=20-16%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Intell.%20Prop.%2012%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank WASHINGTON, D.C. - Although largely agreeing with a California federal judge's decision to deny a preliminary injunction in a patent dispute over smart phone and tablet technology, a divided Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on May 14 nonetheless found that plaintiff Apple Inc. might still be entitled to limited relief (Apple Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., No. 12-1105, Fed. Cir.; See 7/22/11, Page 9). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=20-16%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Intell.%20Prop.%2013%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank SAN FRANCISCO - Failure by patent infringement defendant Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. to produce source code within the time limits proscribed by a discovery order resulted in an award of preclusive sanctions on May 4 to plaintiff Apple Inc. (Apple Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., No. 11-1846, N.D. Calif.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=20-16%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Intell.%20Prop.%2014%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank LAS VEGAS - A federal judge in Nevada on May 14 reversed a magistrate judge's recommendation to impose terminating sanctions against defendants in a patent infringement case and ordered the new magistrate judge in the case to conduct an evidentiary hearing based on evidence presented by the parties during the briefing on the defendants' objection (Home Gambling Network Inc., et al. v. Chris Piche, et al., No. 05-cv-00610-DAE-VCF, D. Nev.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 66754). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=20-16%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Intell.%20Prop.%2015%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank SAN JOSE - In a patent case related to mobile device technology, a federal judge in California on May14 denied Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.'s motion to dismiss several of Apple Inc.'s amended counterclaims, including a claim alleging that Samsung made misrepresentations to standards-setting organizations (SSOs) in violation of Section 2 of the Sherman Act, but the judge granted Samsung's motion to dismiss Apple's counterclaim for promissory estoppel, breach of contract and declaratory judgment (Apple Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., et al., No. 11-1846, N.D. Calif.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 67102). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=20-16%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Intell.%20Prop.%2016%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank PHILADELPHIA - A federal judge in Pennsylvania on May 11 granted summary judgment to the producers and distributors of Wellbutrin XL on direct and indirect purchasers' claims that the defendants illegally conspired to prevent generic versions of the drug from entering the American market by filing sham patent infringement lawsuits and a citizen petition (In re: Wellbutrin XL Antitrust Litigation, Nos. 08-2431 [direct], 08-2431 [indirect], E.D. Pa.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 66312; See 4/6/09, Page 15). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=20-16%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Intell.%20Prop.%2017%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank NEW YORK - Online photo sharing company Shutterfly Inc. on May 9 filed a brief in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York opposing bankrupt Eastman Kodak Co.'s motion for relief from the automatic stay, which it seeks to pursue a patent case against Shutterfly, contending that the only conclusion is that Kodak's motion should be denied (In Re: Eastman Kodak Company, No. 12-10202, Chapter 11, S.D. N.Y. Bkcy.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=20-16%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Intell.%20Prop.%2018%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank WASHINGTON, D.C. - Because an Illinois federal judge erred in the construction of disputed patent claim terms "system memory means," "matching" and "automated exchange," the Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on May 7 vacated in part and remanded in part a final judgment of noninfringement (Chicago Board Options Exchange Inc. v. International Securities Exchange LLC, Nos. 11-1267, 1298, Fed. Cir.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=20-16%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Intell.%20Prop.%2019%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank HONOLULU - A Hawaii-based patent plaintiff will need to litigate its claims in at least three different federal courts, a Hawaii federal judge ruled May 9 (GPNE Corp. v. Apple Inc., et al., No. 11-426, D. Hawaii; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 65026). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=20-16%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Intell.%20Prop.%2020%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank WASHINGTON, D.C. - Eight patent infringement defendants saw their petition for a writ of mandamus granted May 4 by the Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, which directed a Texas federal court on remand to determine whether the claims arise "out of the same transaction, occurrence, or series of transactions or occurrences" pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 20(a) (In re: EMC Corporation, Misc. No. 100, Fed. Cir.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=20-16%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Intell.%20Prop.%2021%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank SEATTLE - A Washington federal judge on May 14 issued a preliminary anti-suit injunction barring Motorola Inc. from attempting to enforce relief it won May 2 in European patent litigation with Microsoft Corp. (Microsoft Corp. v. Motorola Inc., No. 10-1823, W.D. Wash.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=20-16%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Intell.%20Prop.%2022%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank WASHINGTON, D.C. - A product embodying the technology disclosed in a network communication patent was offered for sale prior to the patent's critical date, a Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled May 8, upholding a lower court verdict and judgment that found the patent to be invalid as anticipated (Leader Technologies Inc. v. Facebook Inc., No. 2011-1366, Fed. Cir.; 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 9347; See 3/21/11, Page 22). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=20-16%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Intell.%20Prop.%2023%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank WASHINGTON, D.C. - In a divided ruling issued May 17, the Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals found that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences (BPAI) did not erroneously disregard a related Federal Circuit ruling in upholding the rejection of a patent upon re-examination (In re: Baxter International Inc., No. 11-1073, Fed. Cir.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=20-16%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Intell.%20Prop.%2024%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank SAN FRANCISCO - The trademarks "Groupon" and "Groupion" are dissimilar, a California federal judge held May 8, granting a motion for summary judgment submitted by defendant Groupon Inc. (Groupion LLC. v. Groupon Inc., No. 11-870, N.D. Calif.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=20-16%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Intell.%20Prop.%2025%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank CINCINNATI - Although it remains unclear whether the Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals has adopted the aesthetic functionality doctrine discussed by the U.S. Supreme Court in TrafFix Devices Inc. v. Marketing Displays Inc. (532 U.S. 23, 33 [2001]), the appellate panel said May 9 that it nonetheless rejects the notion that a red wax seal on bottles of alcohol is functional because the argument fails under a competition theory of functionality (Maker's Mark Distillery Inc. v. Diageo North America Inc., Tequila Cuervo La Rojena S.A. de C.V., Jose Cuervo International Inc., Casa Cuervo S.A. de C.V., Nos. 10-5508, 5586, 5819, 6th Cir.; 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 9403). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=20-16%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Intell.%20Prop.%2026%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank DENVER - A plaintiff did "not establish that he had a legally enforceable interest" in the "Jeet Kune Do" mark, a 10th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel found May 7, affirming a lower court's dismissal of his trademark infringement and cyberpiracy claims against another user of the mark (Carter Hargrave v. Chief Asian LLC, et al., No. 11-5112, 10th Cir.; 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 9231). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=20-16%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Intell.%20Prop.%2027%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank PHILADELPHIA - A trial court abused its discretion in failing to recognize that a partner firm in limited liability company (LLC) had a fiduciary duty to both the LLC and the other member firm, a Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled May 11, vacating the lower court's denial of a preliminary injunction related to the operation of two websites that the parties previously operated together (Health and Body Store LLC, et al. v. Justbrand Limited, et al., No. 11-4132, 3rd Cir.; 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 9604). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=20-16%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Intell.%20Prop.%2028%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - A plaintiff asserting trademark infringement stemming from the cancellation of a restaurant franchise agreement has asserted no claims that justify federal jurisdiction, a magistrate judge in the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico said May 3 in remanding the claims (Franquicias Nativas Inc., et. al. v. Cleridel Corporation, No. 11-1934 [MEL]; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 62287). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=20-16%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Intell.%20Prop.%2029%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank HOUSTON - Efforts by the famed King Ranch in Texas to stop a Colorado builder from identifying a residential development as the "King Ranch Estates" failed May 16 when a Texas federal judge refused to enter preliminary or permanent injunctive relief in a trademark infringement case (King Ranch Inc. v. D.R. Horton Inc., No. 12-797, S.D. Texas; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 68230). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=20-16%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Intell.%20Prop.%2030%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank LOS ANGELES - A California appeals panel on May 8 reversed a lower court's ruling that an insurer has no duty to defend the rock band Tool against an underlying lawsuit alleging copyright infringement and defamation (Tool Touring Inc., et al. v. The American Insurance Company, No. B230136, Calif. App., 2nd Dist., Div. 7; 2012 Cal. App. Unpub. LEXIS 3461). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=20-16%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Intell.%20Prop.%2031%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank Case: Joel Tenenbaum v. Sony BMG Music Entertainment, et al., No. 11-1019, U.S. Sup.; 2012 U.S. S. Ct. Briefs LEXIS 1840; See 5/7/2012, Page 46. http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=20-16%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Intell.%20Prop.%2032%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank Case: Studio A Entertainment, Inc. v. Action DVD, et al., No. 09-4358, 6th Cir. Appellant brief: Filed March 23 by Action DVD and Alex BelferAppellant brief available 78-120521-011B http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=20-16%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Intell.%20Prop.%2033%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank Case: Remark LLC v. Adell Broadcasting Corporation, d/b/a WADL-TV, Nos. 11-2349, 11-2442, 6th Cir.; See 4/16/12, Page 35. http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=20-16%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Intell.%20Prop.%2034%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank Case: Hokto Kinoko Company, et al. v. Concord Farms, Inc., No. 11-56461, 9th Cir. Appellant brief: Filed Feb21 by Concord Farms IncAppellant brief available 78-120521-004B http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=20-16%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Intell.%20Prop.%2035%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank Case: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, et al. v. Star Scientific, Inc., No. 11-1182, U.S. Sup.; See 4/16/12, Page 38. http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=20-16%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Intell.%20Prop.%2036%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank Case: Abbott Laboratories v. Cordis Corporation, No. 12-1244, Fed. Cir. Appellant brief: Filed May 7 by Cordis CorpAppellant brief available 78-120521-010B http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=20-15%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Intell.%20Prop.%201%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank WASHINGTON, D.C. - Generic drug manufacturers may employ the Hatch-Waxman Act's counterclaim provision - known as a Section viii statement - to force correction of an inaccurate label when the brand-name drug's description overstates a particular method of use, the U.S. Supreme Court held April 17 (Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories Ltd. and Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. v. Novo Nordisk A/S and Novo Nordisk Inc., No. 10-844, U.S. Sup.; See 12/19/11, Page 4). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=20-15%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Intell.%20Prop.%202%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Supreme Court on April 18 rejected a call by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) for stricter evidentiary rules and an elevated standard of review in challenges to adverse patentability rulings (David J. Kappos v. Gilbert P. Hyatt, No. 10-1219, U.S. Sup.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=20-15%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Intell.%20Prop.%203%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank ATLANTA - Reverse payment settlements between the holder of a drug patent and generic manufacturers of the drug did not constitute an unfair restraint on trade in violation of Section 5(a) of the Federal Trade Commission Act, the 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled April 25 in affirming the dismissal of the Federal Trade Commission's antitrust lawsuit (Federal Trade Commission v. Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc., et al., No. 10-12729, 11th Cir.; 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 8377). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=20-15%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Intell.%20Prop.%204%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank OAKLAND, Calif. - PNY Technologies Inc. failed to sufficiently allege that SanDisk Corp. misused the market power inherent in its patent portfolio in the flash memory technology upstream market to demand multitiered licensing and royalties in the downstream markets, a federal judge in California ruled April 20 in dismissing PNY's antitrust complaint (PNY Technologies, Inc. v. SanDisk Corporation, No. C-11-04689, N.D. Calif.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 55965). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=20-15%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Intell.%20Prop.%205%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank WASHINGTON, D.C. - For a second time, the Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals will weigh in on a dispute over the patentability of diagnostic test kits used to identify an inherited hereditary risk of breast and ovarian cancer, according to an April 30 order (Association for Molecular Pathology et al. v. U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and Myriad Genetics Inc., No. 10-1406, Fed. Cir.; See 4/2/12, Page 6). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=20-15%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Intell.%20Prop.%206%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank WASHINGTON, D.C. - A Texas federal judge properly acquitted Apple Inc. of patent infringement allegations levied by a patent holder in connection with the iTunes website and iPod listening device, the Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled April 25 (ZapMedia Services Inc. v. Apple Inc., No. 11-1546, Fed. Cir.; 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 8273). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=20-15%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Intell.%20Prop.%207%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank WASHINGTON, D.C. - A Wisconsin judge did not err in awarding a defendant summary judgment of noninfringement on grounds that an accused sippy cup lacks a limitation claimed by the patent in suit, the Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled March 30 (Learning Curve Brands v. Munchkin Inc., No. 11-1036, Fed. Cir.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=20-15%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Intell.%20Prop.%208%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank WASHINGTON, D.C. - A New York federal judge did not err in granting generic drug manufacturers a judgment of noninfringement on the pleadings for their abbreviated new drug application (ANDA) related to only one use for the drug in question and not the combination of uses claimed by the patent in suit, a divided Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled April 16 (Bayer Schering Pharma AG v. Lupin Ltd. et al., Nos. 11-1143, -1228, Fed. Cir.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=20-15%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Intell.%20Prop.%209%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank TAMPA, Fla. - A Florida federal judge on April 13 found that exercising personal jurisdiction over a declaratory judgment patent infringement defendant would violate due process requirements (Paws Aboard LLC v. Pietro DiDonato, No. 11-1978, M.D. Fla.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 52061). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=20-15%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Intell.%20Prop.%2010%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank WILMINGTON, Del. - A request for dismissal of a dispute over Amazon.com Inc.'s Kindle e-reader was denied April 25 by a Delaware federal judge, who deemed the motion premature (Technology Innovations LLC v. Amazon.com Inc., No. 11-690, D. Del.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 57853). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=20-15%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Intell.%20Prop.%2011%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank NEW YORK - Deeming a patent infringement plaintiff's claims "not objectively reasonable" and "simply not close on the merits," a New York federal judge on April 11 granted a prevailing defendant's motion for sanctions pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11 (Source Vagabond Systems Ltd. v. Hydrapak Inc., No. 11-5379, S.D. N.Y.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=20-15%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Intell.%20Prop.%2012%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Supreme Court agreed April 16 to again address the question of whether a foreign-made work can be resold within the United States without the permission of a copyright holder (Supap Kirtsaeng, d/b/a BlueChristine99 v. John Wiley & Sons Inc., No. 11-697, U.S. Sup.; See 9/2/11, Page 17). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=20-15%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Intell.%20Prop.%2013%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank SAN FRANCISCO - In a Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 50(a) motion filed in California federal court on May 2, plaintiff Oracle America Inc. argues that it is entitled to judgment as a matter of law (JMOL) that defendant Google Inc. infringed copyrights related to the Java software platform (Oracle America Inc. v. Google Inc., No. 10-3561, N.D. Calif.; See 2/17/12, Page 4). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=20-15%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Intell.%20Prop.%2014%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank SAN FRANCISCO - A new High Court of the European Union (EU) ruling has apparently piqued the interest of the California federal judge presiding over the high-profile trial between Oracle America Inc. and Google Inc., as he asked both sides on May 3 to comment on the case (Oracle America Inc. v. Google Inc., No. 10-3561, N.D. Calif.; See related story, this issue). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=20-15%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Intell.%20Prop.%2015%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank SAN FRANCISCO - Six months after a California federal judge slashed as "grossly excessive" a jury's damage award from $1.3 billion to $272 million, copyright plaintiff Oracle America Inc. indicated April 26 that it will seek $776.7 million at a June retrial; defendant SAP AG fired back May 1, arguing instead that Oracle is entitled only to lost and infringers' profits (Oracle America Inc. v. SAP AG et al., No. 07-1658, N.D. Calif.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=20-15%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Intell.%20Prop.%2016%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank LEXINGTON, Ky. - A copyright infringement defendant who suffered an adverse summary judgment ruling but later prevailed on appeal won wrongful injunction damages on April 24 in a ruling by a Kentucky federal judge (Static Control Components Inc. v. Lexmark International Inc., Nos. 02-571, 04-84, E.D. Ky.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 57164). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=20-15%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Intell.%20Prop.%2017%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank LOS ANGELES - Just two days after Google Inc. was granted a motion to enforce a previous discovery order in a copyright dispute with an adult website, a California federal judge on April 26 issued an order dismissing the long-running action in accordance with the parties' stipulation (Perfect 10 Inc. v. Google Inc., No. 2:04-cv-09484, C.D. Calif.; See 8/15/11, Page 32). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=20-15%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Intell.%20Prop.%2018%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank NEW YORK - Copyright infringement claims levied against the distributors of 65 classic Russian-language films were properly dismissed by a New York federal judge, the Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled May 2 (Close-Up International Inc. v. Image Entertainment Inc., et al., No. 11-957, 2nd Cir.; 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 8903). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=20-15%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Intell.%20Prop.%2019%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank ATLANTA - A Florida federal judge did not err in separating protectable expression from nonprotectable expression during an analysis of the similarities between two architectural works, the 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled April 17 (Dream Custom Homes Inc. v. Modern Day Construction Inc., et al., No. 11-11284, 11th Cir.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=20-15%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Intell.%20Prop.%2020%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank PHILADELPHIA - A Delaware federal judge did not err in granting the City of Wilmington, Del., summary judgment on a former employee's allegation of copyright infringement, according to an April 24 ruling by the Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals (Le T. Le v. City of Wilmington, et al., No. 11-1770, 3rd Cir.; 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 8206). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=20-15%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Intell.%20Prop.%2021%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank BOSTON - In order to maintain the status quo pending resolution of a copyright infringement case, a Massachusetts federal judge on April 18 granted a request for "limited injunctive relief" (Accusoft Corp. v. Quest Diagnostics Inc. and MedPlus Inc., No. 12-40007, D. Mass.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 54216). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=20-15%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Intell.%20Prop.%2022%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank FORT MYERS, Fla. - A Florida federal magistrate on April 12 granted a Doe defendant's motion to quash a discovery subpoena served on his Internet service provider (ISP), finding that the Doe's declaration of nonresidency defeated jurisdiction (Nu Image Inc. v. Does 1-3,932, No. 2:11-cv-00545, M.D. Fla.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 51402; See 3/5/12, Page 24). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=20-15%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Intell.%20Prop.%2023%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank NEW YORK - Operators of a "large, fluid network of Internet websites" were deemed liable on April 30 for $100 million in damages six weeks after being accused of trademark infringement and cybersquatting by luxury apparel retailer Hermes International (Hermes International v. John Doe 1 et al., No. 12-1623, S.D. N.Y.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=20-15%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Intell.%20Prop.%2024%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank CHICAGO - A trademark infringement defendant's letter notifying customers that its franchise relationship with a plaintiff was set to expire did not create confusion as to affiliation or sponsorship, the Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled April 23 (Anago Franchising Inc. v. IMTN Inc., No. 11-585, 7th Cir.; 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 8120). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=20-15%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Intell.%20Prop.%2025%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank LOS ANGELES - Most intellectual property and unfair competition claims were dismissed April 24 in California federal court in a family feud involving the developer of a popular line of folding bicycles and his wife and son (Dahon North America, Inc. v. Joshua Hon, et al., No. 2:11-cv-05835, C.D. Calif.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 57510). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=20-15%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Intell.%20Prop.%2026%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank NEW YORK - Despite prevailing on summary judgment, a trademark infringement defendant was denied an award of attorney fees April 26 by a New York federal judge (The Gameologist Group LLC v. Scientific Games International Inc., No. 09-6261, S.D. N.Y.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 58734). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=20-15%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Intell.%20Prop.%2027%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank NEW YORK - An asset sale of a bankrupt ceramics business that included "all intellectual property" also included the trademark "MacKenzie-Childs," the Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled May 1 (MacKenzie-Childs LLC, et al. v. Victoria MacKenzie-Childs, et al., No. 11-914, 2nd Cir.; 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 8803). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=20-15%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Intell.%20Prop.%2028%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank DETROIT - Citing evidence that a trademark infringement defendant's website "welcomed Michigan customers and enabled them to enter into contracts for the purchase of goods," a federal judge on April 30 denied dismissal of a dispute (Masco Corp. of Indiana d/b/a Delta Faucet Company v. Delta Imports LLC, No. 11-14720, E.D. Mich.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 59979). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=20-15%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Intell.%20Prop.%2029%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A Virginia federal jury properly convicted two defendants accused of smuggling counterfeit Burberry Ltd. products into the United States, the Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled April 16 (United States of America v. Chong Lam v. Burberry Ltd., No. 11-4056, United States of America v. Siu Yung Chan v. Burberry Ltd., No. 11-4081, 4th Cir.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=20-15%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Intell.%20Prop.%2030%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank SANTA ANA, Calif. - The owner of the domain WestCoastCorvette.com was granted an injunction on April 23 to prevent a competitor from using a very similar domain to divert traffic to its own website, with a California federal judge finding the plaintiff likely to succeed on the merits of its claims brought under the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA) (West Coast Corvettes Inc. v. MV Marketing Inc., No. 8:12-cv-00269, C.D. Calif.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 56676). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=20-15%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Intell.%20Prop.%2031%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank PHILADELPHIA - A Pennsylvania federal judge has denied an injunction based on infringement claims brought by a national seller of frozen sandwich steak and hamburger products against a South Philadelphia pizza shop and corner grocery, saying in an April 11 opinion that the plaintiff had presented no evidence of brand confusion (The Steak Umm Company v. Steak 'Em Up, No. 5:09-cv-2857 E.D. Pa.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 51549). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=20-15%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Intell.%20Prop.%2032%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank NEW YORK - The Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on April 18 found that an underlying complaint fails to allege any personal or advertising injury against an insured, affirming a lower court's ruling that the insurer has no duty to defend an underlying lawsuit alleging that the insured committed copyright and trade dress violations (Feldman Law Group, P.C., as assignee of The Hyman Companies Inc. v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, No. 11-4483-cv, 2nd Cir.; 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 7787). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=20-15%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Intell.%20Prop.%2033%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank NEW ORLEANS - Breach of contract policy exclusions do not bar coverage of a copyright infringement claim against insureds, the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled April 4, reversing and remanding a lower court's ruling that no coverage existed (Looney Ricks Kiss Architects Incorporated v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Company, No. 11-30121, 5th Cir.; 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 6730). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=20-15%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Intell.%20Prop.%2034%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank SANTA ANA, Calif. - Because it has been previously determined that MGA Entertainment's primary insurers have a duty to defend an underlying Bratz Dolls trademark dispute, the excess insurance policies are not implicated, a California federal judge ruled April 12, further finding that the bad faith counterclaim against the excess insurers must be dismissed (MGA Entertainment, et al. v. The Hartford Insurance Group, et al., No. 08-0457, C.D. Calif.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=20-15%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Intell.%20Prop.%2035%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank Case: Joel Tenenbaum v. Sony BMG Music Entertainment, et al., No. 11-1019, U.S. Sup.; 2012 U.S. S. Ct. Briefs LEXIS 724. http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=20-15%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Intell.%20Prop.%2036%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank Case: Psystar Corporation v. Apple, Inc., No. 11-812, U.S. Sup. Petition for writ of certiorari: Filed Dec27 by Psystar CorpPetition for writ of certiorari available 78-120507-005B http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=20-15%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Intell.%20Prop.%2037%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank Case: Research & Diagnostic Systems, Inc., and Techne Corporation v. Streck, Inc., No. 11-1212, U.S. Sup. http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=20-15%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Intell.%20Prop.%2038%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank Case: Becton, Dickinson and Company v. Retractable Technologies, Inc., et al., No. 11-1278, U.S. Sup.; 2012 U.S. S. Ct. Briefs LEXIS 1652; See 4/2/12, Page 37. http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=20-15%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Intell.%20Prop.%2039%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank Case: Experience Hendrix LLC and Authentic Hendrix LLC v. HendrixLicensing.com Ltd. d/b/a Hendrix Artwork and HendrixArtwork.com and Andrew Pitsicalis, Nos. 11-35858, 11-35872, 9th Cir.; See 2/17/12, Page 38. http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=20-15%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Intell.%20Prop.%2040%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank Case: Neurovision Medical Products, Inc. v. NuVasive, Inc., Nos. 11-55120, 11-55756, 9th Cir.; See 1/23/12, Page 37. http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=20-15%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Intell.%20Prop.%2041%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank Case: Oriental Financial Group, Inc., et al. v. Cooperativa de Ahorro y Cr[#233]dito Oriental, Nos. 11-1473, 11-1476, 1st Cir.; See 12/19/11, Page 37. http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=20-14%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Intell.%20Prop.%201%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank NEW YORK - A New York federal judge's determination that YouTube LLC is entitled to safe harbor immunity from copyright infringement claims was largely vacated April 5 by the Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, which found that a reasonable jury could conclude that the video-sharing site had "actual knowledge or awareness of specific infringing activity" (Viacom International Inc., et al. v. YouTube Inc., et al., No. 10-3270, 2nd Cir.; 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 6909; See 5/16/11, Page 23). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=20-14%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Intell.%20Prop.%202%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank SAN FRANCISCO - Lamenting that "the technology that enables copyright infringement has outpaced technology that prevents it," a California federal magistrate judge on March 30 nonetheless denied a copyright plaintiff's motion for expedited discovery in a John Doe file-sharing case (Hard Drive Productions Inc. v. Does 1-90, No. 11-3825, N.D. Calif.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 45509). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=20-14%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Intell.%20Prop.%203%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank SAN FRANCISCO - A California federal judge erred in granting two copyright infringement defendants summary judgment, the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals concluded April 9 (L.A. Printex Industries Inc. v. Aeropostale Inc. and Ms. Bubbles Inc., No. 10-56187, 9th Cir.; 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 7079). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=20-14%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Intell.%20Prop.%204%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank RICHMOND, Va. - A Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on April 9 found sufficient evidence to create an issue of fact as to whether Google Inc. had committed direct infringement by allowing the use of third-party trademarks by participants in its AdWords program, reversing in part a trial court's summary judgment in the Internet giant's favor (Rosetta Stone Ltd. v. Google Inc., No. 10-2007, 4th Cir.; 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 7082; See 1/7/11, Page 60). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=20-14%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Intell.%20Prop.%205%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank NEW ORLEANS - While stopping short of declaring the "Who Dat" trademark protectable, a Louisiana federal judge on April 3 refused to dismiss an infringement action after finding that declaratory judgment plaintiffs in the case failed to demonstrate the absence of a genuine issue of material fact (Who Dat Yat Chat LLC, et al. v. Who Dat? Inc., No. 10-1333, E.D. La.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 46733). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=20-14%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Intell.%20Prop.%206%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank LAS VEGAS - A Nevada federal judge on April 10 denied a motion for judgment on the pleadings in a copyright and trademark dispute over the resale of unauthorized software (Adobe Systems Inc. v. Joshua Christensen, et al., No. 10-422, D. Nev.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 49878). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=20-14%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Intell.%20Prop.%207%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) properly rejected as functional a trademark application for a closure cap for blood collection tubes, the Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled April 12 in a divided ruling (In re: Becton, Dickinson and Company, No. 11-1111, Fed. Cir.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=20-14%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Intell.%20Prop.%208%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank CLEVELAND - A jury's January verdict in favor of a Lanham Act defendant was not "seriously erroneous," an Ohio federal judge said April 9 (All Metal Sales Inc. v. All Metal Source LLC, No. 10-2343, N.D. Ohio; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 49677). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=20-14%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Intell.%20Prop.%209%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank MINNEAPOLIS - A trademark infringement defendant's effort to obtain dismissal of the claim on grounds that the plaintiff's proof of continued use - known as a Section 8 affidavit, pursuant to 15 U.S. Code Section 1058(a)(1) - was untimely filed with the U.S. Trademark Office failed April 6 (Ritchie Engineering Company Inc. v. Delta T. Corp., No. 11-1513, D. Minn.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 48891). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=20-14%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Intell.%20Prop.%2010%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank WASHINGTON, D.C. - A dispute over patents relating to the administration of the chemotherapy cancer drug Taxotere was properly resolved with findings of patent invalidity and unenforceability, the Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled April 9 (Aventis Pharma S.A. and Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC v. Hospira Inc. and Apotex Inc., No. 11-1018, Fed. Cir.; 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 7095). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=20-14%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Intell.%20Prop.%2011%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank WASHINGTON, D.C. - A December summary order affirming dismissal of legal malpractice claims stemming from the prosecution of several video-streaming patents will not be reheard by an en banc Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, according to an April 11 order (Memorylink Corp. v. Motorola Inc., No. 10-1533, Fed. Cir.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=20-14%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Intell.%20Prop.%2012%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank WASHINGTON, D.C. - A stipulated judgment of noninfringement in a dispute over smart card technology will stand, thanks to an April 11 ruling by the Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals (Smartmetric Inc. v. American Express Company, No. 11-1473, Fed. Cir.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=20-14%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Intell.%20Prop.%2013%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank WASHINGTON, D.C. - Citing an erroneous construction of the non-claim term "perforated," a divided Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on April 3 reversed a New York judge's summary judgment of noninfringement and remanded the dispute for further proceedings (Advanced Fiber Technologies v. J&L Fiber Services Inc., No. 11-1243, Fed. Cir.; 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 6641). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=20-14%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Intell.%20Prop.%2014%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank SAN FRANCISCO - Purchasers of Cipro on March 27 filed their opening brief urging the California Supreme Court to review the Court of Appeal's ruling that pay-for-delay settlement agreements between the manufacturer of a branded antibiotic and its generic competitors do not violate California antitrust laws (In re Cipro Cases I & II, No. S198616, Calif. Sup.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=20-14%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Intell.%20Prop.%2015%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank ST. LOUIS - Citing the convenience of the parties, a Missouri federal judge on April 6 agreed to transfer a patent infringement dispute over an information processing method to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California (Compression Technology Solutions LLC v. EMC Corporation, et al., No. 11-1579, E.D. Mo.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 48887). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=20-14%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Intell.%20Prop.%2016%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank HARRISBURG, Pa. - Finding that a patent infringement plaintiff has failed to meet the three requirements for specific jurisdiction set forth in Zippo Mfg. Co. v. Zippo Dot Com (952 F. Supp. 1119, 1122-23 [W.D. Pa. 1997]), a Pennsylvania federal judge on April 10 dismissed the case (Surface Preparation Technologies v. Jamaco Industries LLC, et al., No. 11-1978, M.D. Pa.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 50146). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=20-14%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Intell.%20Prop.%2017%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank SAN DIEGO - Allegations of indirect patent infringement were dismissed March 29 by a California federal judge, who granted the plaintiff leave to amend its complaint (Novatel Wireless Inc. v. Franklin Wireless Corp., et al., No. 10-2530, S.D. Calif.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=20-14%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Intell.%20Prop.%2018%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank WILMINGTON, Del. - Assertions by patent infringement defendants Amazon.com Inc. and Zappos Inc. that an April 2011 complaint filed against them fails to state a claim were rejected April 4 by a Delaware federal judge, who deemed dismissal "premature" (Walker Digital LLC v. Fandango Inc., et al., No. 11-313, D. Del.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 48080). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=20-14%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Intell.%20Prop.%2019%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank SAN FRANCISCO - In an answer filed April 3 in California federal court, Facebook Inc. fired back at claims of patent infringement levied last month by Yahoo! Inc. (Yahoo! Inc. v. Facebook Inc., No. 12-1212, N.D. Calif.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=20-14%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Intell.%20Prop.%2020%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank MINNEAPOLIS - A defendant fired back at patent infringement plaintiff Honeywell International Inc. on April 12, calling the underlying allegations "a bald effort . . . to inhibit competition from a promising new company and product" (Honeywell International Inc. v. Nest Labs Inc., No. 12-299, D. Minn.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=20-14%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Intell.%20Prop.%2021%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank SAN FRANCISCO - Reversing an earlier panel and affirming a lower court, the majority of the en banc Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on April 10 held that the phrase "exceeds authorized access" within the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) "is limited to violations of restrictions on access to information, and not restrictions on its use" (United States of America v. David Nosal, No. 10-10038, 9th Cir.; 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 7151; See 5/16/11, Page 16). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=20-14%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Intell.%20Prop.%2022%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank Case: Supap Kirtsaeng d/b/a Bluechristine99 v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., No. 11-697, and Ganghua Liu v. Pearson Education, Inc., et al., No. 11-708, U.S. Sup. http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=20-14%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Intell.%20Prop.%2023%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank Case: Capitol Records, et al. v. Jammie Thomas-Rasset, Nos. 11-2820, 11-2858, 8th Cir.; See 4/2/12, Page 41. http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=20-14%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Intell.%20Prop.%2024%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank Case: Tanit Buday v. New York Yankees Partnership, No. 11-4803, 2nd Cir.; See 4/2/12, Page 42. Appellant reply brief: Filed April 3 by Tanit BudayAppellant reply brief available 78-120416-017B http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=20-14%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Intell.%20Prop.%2025%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank Case: Remark LLC v. Adell Broadcasting Corporation, d/b/a WADL-TV, Nos. 11-2349, 11-2442, 6th Cir.; See 3/19/12, Page 40. http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=20-14%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Intell.%20Prop.%2026%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank Case: Victor Stanley, Inc. v. Creative Pipe, Inc., and Mark T. Pappas, No. 11-2250, 4th Cir.; See 3/19/12, Page 42. http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=20-14%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Intell.%20Prop.%2027%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank Case: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, et al. v. Star Scientific, Inc., No. 11-1182, U.S. Sup.; 2012 U.S. S. Ct. Briefs LEXIS 1265. http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=20-14%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Intell.%20Prop.%2028%20(2012)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank Case: Unique Sports Products, Inc. v. Ferrari Importing Company, No. 11-15586, 11th Cir. Appellant brief: Filed Jan23 by Ferrari Importing Company d/b/a Gamma SportsAppellant brief available 78-120416-013B