On April 18, 2013, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued an opinion in K-Tech Communications Inc. v. Time Warner Cable Inc. & DirecTV (Fed Cir. 2013). K-Tech Communications, the plaintiff-appellant, appealed from the US District Court for the Central District of California’s dismissal of its patent infringement complaint for failure to… Continue reading
In April 2012, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit decided the keyword advertising case Rosetta Stone Ltd. v. Google Inc. 676 F.3d. 144 (4th Cir., April 9, 2012). The plaintiff-appellant, Rosetta Stone, appealed from a judgment of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. In its opinion, the… Continue reading
In March, the Ninth Circuit issued a revised opinion in UMG Recordings Inc. v. Shelter Capital LLC and Veoh Networks Inc. No. 09—55902 (9th Cir. 2013). In its opinion, the court upheld the district court’s granting of the defendant’s motion for summary judgment because it was protected from a… Continue reading
On April 4, 2013, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit decided Bruce N. Saffran, M.D. v. Johnson & Johnson and Cordis Corporation. No. 2012-1043 (Fed. Cir. 2013). In its opinion, written by Judge Lourie, the Federal Circuit reversed the judgment of the US District for the Eastern District of Texas because… Continue reading
On March 26, 2013, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit decided In re Owens et al No. 2012-1261 (Fed. Cir. 2013). In its opinion, written by Judge Prost, the Federal Circuit affirmed the rejection of the appellant’s design patent continuation application because its claims were not supported by an… Continue reading
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
