Brooks Kushman P.C.

Table of Contents: *I. U.S. Supreme Court - A. Trademarks *II. U.S. Courts of Appeal - A. Patents - B. Copyrights - C. Copyrights/Criminal - D. Trademarks - E. Trademarks/Unfair…more

Originally published in January - February 2013 | dbusiness.com. The America Invents Act represents the most significant reform of the United States patent system in 60 years. Signed into law in the fall of 2011, a number…more

I. INTRODUCTION - On September 16, 2011, President Obama signed the Leahy Smith America Invents Act (AIA) (H.R. 1249). The AIA is the most sweeping modification of the Patent Act since 1952. Among the various objects of…more

Originally published in Bloomberg Law Reports - February 2, 1012. The basic rule for maintaining a trade secret is a follows: Take all reasonable steps to keep it secret. If not, the trade secret status of the secret…more

I. INTRODUCTION Microsoft was one of the parties in a number of important information technology cases over the past year. On June 9, 2011, the Supreme Court continued its seemingly annual review of Federal Circuit patent law…more

XXI. ANTICYBERSQUATTING CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT A. CASE LAW 1. U.S. Courts of Appeal a. Office Depot, Inc. v. Zuccarini 596 F.3d 696 The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upheld on February 26,…more

XIX. TRADE SECRETS A. CASE LAW 1. U.S. Courts of Appeal a. Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. v. Mortensen 95 USPQ2d 1305 The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled on May 11, 2010 that…more

XXIV. ELECTRONIC MAIL REGULATION A. CASE LAW 1. U.S. District Courts a. Asis Internet Services v. Subscriberbase Inc. 2010 WL 1267763 The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California…more

XVII. TRADEMARKS/UNFAIR COMPETITION A. CASE LAW 1. U.S. District Courts a. Cornelius v. Bodybuilding.com 82 BNA’s PTCJ 200 The U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho ruled on June 1, 2011…more

XIV. TRADEMARKS/DOMAIN NAMES A. CASE LAW 1. U.S. District Courts a. Rosetta Stone Ltd. v. Google Inc. 80 BNA’s PTCJ 512 and 514 The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia on…more

XIII. TRADEMARKS/CYBERSQUATTING A. CASE LAW 1. U.S. Courts of Appeal a. Newport News Holdings Corp. v. Virtual City Vision Inc. 98 USPQ2d 1441 The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled on…more

XII. TRADEMARKS A. CASE LAW 1. U.S. Supreme Court a. Tiffany (NJ) Inc. v. eBay Inc. 81 BNA’s PTCJ 141 The U.S. Supreme Court on November 29, 2010 denies a petition for a writ…more

X. COPYRIGHTS/PREEMPTION A. CASE LAW 1. U.S. District Courts a. Cvent Inc. v. Eventbrite Inc. 80 BNA’s PTCJ 734 The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia ruled on September…more

IX. COPYRIGHTS/VENUE/PERSONAL JURISDICTION A. CASE LAW 1. U.S. Courts of Appeal a. Brayton Purcell LLP v. Recordon & Recordon 606 F.3d 1124 The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held on…more

VI. COPYRIGHTS/DOMAIN NAMES A. CASE LAW 1. U.S. District Courts a. United States v. TVShark.net 80 BNA’s PTCJ 343 The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York authorized…more