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Top 9 most recent Copyright and Trademark Cases on Lexis.com for the weeks of November 22nd, 2009 and November 29th, 2009

1. Kourtis v. Cameron, No. 08-55659, UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT, 2009 U.S. App. LEXIS 26242, October 8, 2009, Argued and Submitted, Pasadena, California, December 2, 2009, Filed, PLEASE REFER TO FEDERAL RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE RULE 32.1 GOVERNING THE CITATION TO UNPUBLISHED OPINIONS.

CORE TERMS: summary judgment, attorney's fees, abuse of discretion, good cause, final act, fee award, final judgment, ex parte application, separate judgment, necessities of life ...

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2. Ambrose v. Krause Publications., Inc., No. 08-1513, Nos. 08-2523, 08-2711 & 08-2806, UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT, 2009 U.S. App. LEXIS 25951, November 2, 2009, Argued, November 30, 2009, Filed, NOT PRECEDENTIAL OPINION UNDER THIRD CIRCUIT INTERNAL OPERATING PROCEDURE RULE 5.7. SUCH OPINIONS ARE NOT REGARDED AS PRECEDENTS WHICH BIND THE COURT. PLEASE REFER TO FEDERAL RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE RULE 32.1 GOVERNING THE CITATION TO UNPUBLISHED OPINIONS.

CORE TERMS: indemnification, void, matter of law, law claims, summary judgment, counterclaim, contractual, ambiguous, catalogs, train ...

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3. Entm't Prods., Inc. v. Shelby County, No. 08-5494, UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT, 09a0406p.06;, 2009 U.S. App. LEXIS 25808; 2009 FED App. 0406P (6th Cir.), April 20, 2009, Argued, November 25, 2009, Decided, November 25, 2009, Filed

CORE TERMS: establishment, adult-oriented, adult entertainment, entertainer, adult, erotic, entertainment, cabaret, overbreadth, customer ...

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4. Sebastian Music Group, Inc. v. Ayala-Rodriguez, CIVIL NO. 07-1436 (JP), UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO, 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 111855, December 2, 2009, Decided, December 2, 2009, Filed

CORE TERMS: counterclaim, songs, album, original claim, time-barred, statute of limitations, occurrence, co-author, aggregate, Copyright Act ...

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5. Santander Consumer USA, Inc. v. Girdner, Civil Action No. 3:09-CV-866-L, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS, DALLAS DIVISION, 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 110911, November 30, 2009, Decided, November 30, 2009, Filed

CORE TERMS: infringement, injunction, default judgment, attorney's fees, statutory damages, copyrighted, infringing, Lanham Act, website, injunctive relief ...

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6. Briarpatch Ltd. v. Geisler Roberdeau, Inc., 99 Civ. 9623, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 111292, November 25, 2009, Decided, November 30, 2009, Filed

CORE TERMS: film, summary judgment, partnership's, picture, objectively unreasonable, Copyright Act, fiduciary duties, partner, attorneys' fees, discovery ...

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7. Align Tech., Inc. v. Fed. Ins. Co., No. C-08-04705 RMW, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, SAN JOSE DIVISION, 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 110278, November 25, 2009, Decided, November 25, 2009, Filed

CORE TERMS: coverage, summary judgment, causes of action, cross-complaint, insured's, duty to defend, intellectual property, infringement, lawsuit, insurer's ...

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8. MSC Music Am., Inc. v. Yahoo! Inc., NO. 3:09-cv-00597, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE, NASHVILLE DIVISION, 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 109753, November 24, 2009, Filed

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9. Doody v. Penguin Group (USA) Inc., CIVIL NO. 08-00285 JMS/BMK, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF HAWAII, 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 109442, November 23, 2009, Decided, November 23, 2009, Filed

CORE TERMS: similarity, gold, treasure, summary judgment, plot, oil, copyright infringement, implied contract, conversion, golden ...

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