Intellectual Property Archives

LUCKY BRAND DUNGAREES, INC. v. MARCEL FASHIONS GROUP, INC., 590 U.S. ___ (2020)

Issues: Collateral Estoppel, Intellectual Property, Res Judicata, Trademarks

140 S.Ct. 1589 (2020) LUCKY BRAND DUNGAREES, INC., et al., Petitioners, v. MARCEL FASHIONS GROUP, INC. No. 18-1086.Supreme Court of United States.Argued January 13, 2020.Decided May 14, 2020.On Writ of Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. SUMMARY In Lucky Brand Dungarees v. Marcel Fashions Grp., Inc., Lucky Brand used a […]

THRYV, INC. v. CLICK-TO-CALL TECHNOLOGIES, LP, 590 U.S. ___ (2020)

Issues: Intellectual Property, Patents

140 S.Ct. 1367 (2020) 206 L.Ed.2d 554 20 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 3364 THRYV, INC., fka Dex Media, Inc., Petitioner v. CLICK-TO-CALL TECHNOLOGIES, LP, et al. No. 18-916.Supreme Court of United States. Argued December 9, 2019.Decided April 20, 2020.ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FEDERAL CIRCUIT. Filings: Petitioner’s […]

ROMAG FASTENERS, INC. v. FOSSIL, INC., 590 U.S. ___ (2020)

Issues: Intellectual Property, Lanham Act, Trademarks

140 S.Ct. 1492 (2020) 206 L. Ed. 2d 672 590 U.S. ___ ROMAG FASTENERS, INC., Petitioner v. FOSSIL, INC., et al. No. 18-1233.Supreme Court of United States. Argued January 14, 2020.Decided April 23, 2020.ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FEDERAL CIRCUIT. Filings: Petitioner’s Opening Brief Respondent’s Brief Petitioner’s […]

ALLEN v. COOPER, 589 U.S. ___ (2020)

Issues: Copyright Remedy Clarification Act of 1990, Copyrights, Intellectual Property, Sovereign Immunity

140 S.Ct. 994 (2020) 589 U.S. ___ Frederick L. ALLEN, et al., Petitioners v. Roy A. COOPER, III, Governor of North Carolina, et al. No. 18-877.Supreme Court of United States. Argued November 5, 2019.Decided March 23, 2020.ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT. Susan Freya Olive, David […]

PETER v. NANTKWEST, INC., 589 U.S. ___ (2019)

Issues: Intellectual Property, Patent Act, Patents

140 S.Ct. 365 (2019) 589 U.S. ___ Laura PETER, Deputy Director, Patent and Trademark Office, Petitioner v. NANTKWEST, INC. No. 18-801.Supreme Court of United States. Argued October 7, 2019.Decided December 11, 2019. ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FEDERAL CIRCUIT. Counsel: Malcolm L. Stewart, for the petitioner. Morgan […]

IANCU v. BRUNETTI, 588 U.S. ___ (2019)

Issues: First Amendment, Lanham Act, Trademarks

139 S.Ct. 2294 (2019) 588 U.S. ___ Andrei IANCU, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director, Patent and Trademark Office, Petitioner v. Erik BRUNETTI. No. 18-302.Supreme Court of United States. Argued April 15, 2019.Decided June 24, 2019. ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FEDERAL CIRCUIT. Counsel: […]

GEORGIA v. PUBLIC.RESOURCE.ORG, INC., 590 U.S. ___ (2020)

Issues: Copyrights, Government Edicts Doctrine, Intellectual Property

140 S.Ct. 1498 (2020) 206 L. Ed. 2d 732 590 U.S. ___ GEORGIA, et al., Petitioners v. PUBLIC.RESOURCE.ORG, INC. No. 18-1150.Supreme Court of United States. Argued December 2, 2019.Decided April 27, 2020.ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT. Filings Petitioner’s Opening Brief Respondent’s Brief Petitioner’s Reply Brief […]

RETURN MAIL, INC. v. U.S. POSTAL SERVICE, 587 U.S. ___ (2019)

Issues: Intellectual Property, Leahy-Smith America Invents Act, Patents

139 S.Ct. 1853 (2019) 587 U.S. ___. RETURN MAIL, INC., Petitioner v. UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE, et al. No. 17-1594.Supreme Court of United States. Argued February 19, 2019.Decided June 10, 2019.ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FEDERAL CIRCUIT. Beth S. Brinkmann, Washington, DC, for the petitioner. Malcolm L. […]

RIMINI STREET, INC. v. ORACLE USA, INC., 586 U.S. ___ (2019)

Issues: Civil Procedure, Copyrights, Costs to Prevailing Party, Intellectual Property

NOTICE: This opinion is subject to formal revision before publication in the preliminary print of the United States Reports. Readers are requested to notify the Reporter of Decisions, Supreme Court of the United States, Washington, D. C. 20543, of any typographical or other formal errors, in order that corrections may be made before the preliminary […]

FOURTH ESTATE PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION v. WALL-STREET.COM, 586 U.S. ___ (2019)

Issues: Copyrights, Intellectual Property

HELSINN HEALTHCARE S.A. v. TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS USA, INC., 586 U.S. ___ (2019)

Issues: Intellectual Property, Leahy-Smith America Invents Act, Patents

WESTERNGECO LLC v. ION GEOPHYSICAL CORP., 138 S.Ct. 2129 (2018)

Issues: Intellectual Property, Patents

No. 16-1011. 138 S.Ct. 2129 (2018) WESTERNGECO LLC, Petitioner, v. ION Geophysical Corporation. Supreme Court of United States. Argued April 16, 2018. Decided June 22, 2018. Syllabus Petitioner WesternGeco LLC owns patents for a system used to survey the ocean floor. Respondent ION Geophysical Corp. began selling a competing system that was built from components […]

SAS INSTITUTE INC. v. IANCU, 584 U.S. ___ (2018)

Issues: Intellectual Property, Patents

NOTICE:?This opinion is subject to formal revision before publication in the preliminary print of the United States Reports.?Readers are requested to notify the Reporter of Decisions, Supreme Court of the United States, Washington, D.?C. 20543, of any typographical or other formal errors, in order that corrections may be made before the preliminary print goes to […]

OIL STATES ENERGY SERVICES, LLC v. GREENE’S ENERGY GROUP, LLC, 584 U.S. ___ (2018)

Issues: Article III, Patents, Seventh Amendment

GLOBAL-TECH APPLIANCES, INC. v. SEB S.A., 131 S.Ct. 2060 (2011)

Issues: Intellectual Property, Patents

131 S.Ct. 2060 (2011) 563 U.S. 754 GLOBAL-TECH APPLIANCES, INC., et al. v. SEB S.A. Supreme Court of United States. No. 10-6. Argued February 23, 2011. Decided May 31, 2011. Headnotes PATENTS — Induced Infringement — Knowledge of Infringement — Willful-Blindness Doctrine. Induced infringement of a patent under 35 U.S.C.?? 271(b) requires knowledge that induced […]

MICROSOFT CORP. v. I4I LTD. PARTNERSHIP, 131 S.Ct. 2238 (2011)

Issues: Intellectual Property, Patents

131 S.Ct. 2238 (2011) 564 U.S. 91 180 L.Ed.2d 131 MICROSOFT CORP., Petitioner v. i4i LIMITED PARTNERSHIP et al. Supreme Court of United States. No. 10-290. Argued April 18, 2011. Decided June 9, 2011. Headnotes: PATENT ACT OF 1952 — Presumption of Patent Validity — Burden of? Establishing Invalidity — Clear and Convincting Evidence. Section […]

MATAL v. TAM, 582 U.S. ___ (2017)

Issues: First Amendment, Trademarks

JOSEPH MATAL, INTERIM DIRECTOR, UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE, Petitioner, v. SIMON SHIAO TAM. Supreme Court of the United States. No. 15-1293. Argued January 18, 2017. Decided June 19, 2017. Counsel: Jeffrey B. Wall, Acting Solicitor General, United States Department of Justice, SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov, Attorneys for Petitioner, Joseph Matal, Interim Director, United States Patent and […]

IMPRESSION PRODUCTS, INC. v. LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL, INC., 581 U.S. ___ (2017)

Issues: Intellectual Property, Patent-Exhaustion Doctrine, Patents

NOTE: Where it is feasible, a syllabus (headnote) will be released, as is being done in connection with this case, at the time the opinion is issued. The syllabus constitutes no part of the opinion of the Court but has been prepared by the Reporter of Decisions for the convenience of the reader. See […]

TC HEARTLAND LLC v. KRAFT FOODS GROUP BRANDS LLC, 581 U.S. ___ (2017)

Issues: Patents, Venue

STAR ATHLETICA, L.L.C. v. VARSITY BRANDS, INC., 580 U.S. ___ (2017)

Issues: Copyrights, Intellectual Property

NOTE:?Where it is feasible, a syllabus (headnote) will be released, as is being done in connection with this case, at the time the opinion is issued.The syllabus constitutes no part of the opinion of the Court but has been prepared by the Reporter of Decisions for the convenience of the reader.See United States v. Detroit […]