In a closely watched case, the 2d Circuit upheld a decision that Internet Archive's book lending practices violated the authors' copyrights and was not protected by the fair use doctrine. But was this decision really just...more
In November 2023, Meta successfully had nearly all of the claims against it dismissed in the Kadrey v. Meta Platforms, Inc. suit, a victory with potential implications for other technology companies with generative AI tools....more
2/9/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Copyright Litigation ,
DMCA ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Machine Learning ,
Metaverse ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Popular ,
Technology Sector
After more than a decade of litigation that included multiple trials and appeals, the Supreme Court of the United States finally put an end to the copyright infringement case Oracle brought against Google. The case was about...more
7/16/2021
/ Continuing Legal Education ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Copyright Litigation ,
Fair Use ,
Google ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Java ,
Oracle ,
Oracle v Google ,
Popular ,
SCOTUS ,
Transformative Use ,
Webinars
December has been a hot month for IP law, with important developments in several cases that may significantly impact your intellectual property prosecution and enforcement strategies. Here is a brief summary of each of these...more
12/30/2016
/ Apple v Samsung ,
Article of Manufacture ,
Calculation of Damages ,
Certiorari ,
Cisco ,
Component Parts Doctrine ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Design Patent ,
Doctrine of Scénes á Faire ,
Forum Shopping ,
Google ,
Internet ,
Internet of Things ,
Java ,
Oracle ,
Oracle v Google ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Popular ,
Profits ,
Remand ,
Reversal ,
SCOTUS ,
Silicon Valley ,
Smartphones ,
TC Heartland LLC v Kraft Foods ,
Venue
On November 10, a panel of the Federal Circuit reversed a landmark ITC decision blocking the importation of digital information that infringes a patent. This decision has potential ramifications for a wide-range of companies...more
11/16/2015
/ Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) ,
Chevron Deference ,
Copyright ,
Electronic Data Transmissions ,
International Trade Commission (ITC) ,
Jurisdiction ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patents ,
Reversal ,
Section 337 ,
U.S. Customs