On August 3, 2012, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a decision in the case Lens.com, Inc. v. 1-800 Contacts, Inc. In the case, the Federal Circuit upheld a decision of the USPTO Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (“TTAB”) granting a motion for summary judgment and ordering the cancellation of Lens.com’s [...]
In THE CRASH DUMMY MOVIE, LLC v. MATTEL, INC. (CAFC 2009-1239, April 16, 2010), the Federal Circuit found that Mattel’s failure to file a timely Section 8 declaration of use did not negate Mattel’s intent to resume its use of the mark. Mattel, via its predecessor in interest Tyco, had registered the mark CRASH DUMMIES [...]
Federal Circuit Explains That Summary Judgment can be Delayed When Additional Discovery is Essential to Opposition
Ninth Circuit Clarifies Requirements for Vicarious and Contributory Copyright Infringement Claims
Federal Circuit Applies Collateral Estoppel to Patent Claim Terms Not Previously Construed
