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May 30, 2018 1:53 PM CDT

A year after Supreme Court’s TC Heartland ruling, patent cases are up in Delaware and LA

The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas used to be famous as a preferred venue for plaintiffs in patent cases. But data indicates the U.S. Supreme Court put a stop to that in May of 2017 when it ruled in TC Heartland v. Kraft Food Brands Group that lawyers should use a narrow definition of “resides” when determining where venue is proper.

May 22, 2018 7:00 AM CDT

Federal judge requires Quinn Emanuel to prove claim about dropped witness

A federal judge in California told Quinn Emanuel lawyers on Thursday that she wanted proof of their claim about a dropped witness who had been scheduled to testify for Samsung in a patent infringement case. U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh of San Jose made her demand after Quinn Emanuel lawyer…

May 18, 2018 3:18 PM CDT

E-recycling advocate loses appeal, must spend 15 months in prison

E-recycling advocate Eric Lundgren has lost his appeal and will have to serve 15 months in prison.

Apr 25, 2018 3:12 PM CDT

Monkey has no standing to assert copyright infringement in selfie case, 9th Circuit rules

A federal appeals court has ruled that a monkey has no standing under the U.S. Copyright Act to assert copyright in selfie photos.

Apr 24, 2018 8:00 AM CDT

LeBron James hit with trademark suit over his barbershop-based web series

LeBron James and his multimedia platform, Uninterrupted, were sued by a Detroit barbershop that claims trademark infringement over the NBA star’s web series.

Apr 20, 2018 1:40 PM CDT

LeBron James issues infringement letter to the University of Alabama over web series

Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James and his multimedia platform, Uninterrupted, sent a notice of copyright infringement to the University of Alabama earlier this month.

Apr 16, 2018 1:47 PM CDT

Fish & Richardson offers bonuses of up to $115K for Federal Circuit clerks

Former judicial clerks from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit will now receive up to $115,000 in bonuses at Fish & Richardson.

Apr 10, 2018 1:45 PM CDT

Sanctions motion argues law firm secretly recorded job interview to gain information for suit

Updated: A motion filed last Wednesday claims a law firm secretly recorded a job interview with a former employee of a litigation opponent and then used the information in the lawsuit.

Apr 10, 2018 8:00 AM CDT

Federal Circuit rules Google infringed copyright, may owe billions

In a decision that could ripple through the software industry, a federal appeals court determined that Google violated Oracle’s copyright by using its open-source code.

Mar 30, 2018 8:00 AM CDT

Use copyright law to battle mugshot extortion

After her DUI charge was dropped, Julie Cantu thought her nightmare was over. Then, she went on a date.

Mar 27, 2018 9:23 AM CDT

Lawyer who filed 500-plus copyright cases in federal court calls $10K sanction ‘judicial error’

Updated: A lawyer who was ordered to pay a $10,000 sanction for failing to provide proper notice of a hearing claims the judge who imposed it exceeded her authority in a “clear-cut judicial error.”

Mar 14, 2018 7:00 AM CDT

2 Illinois law firms using the name O’Keefe settle their legal battle

Chicago law firm O’Keefe Lyons & Hynes has settled a trademark infringement suit against the O’Keefe Law Firm in suburban LaGrange, Illinois. O’Keefe Lyons had filed the federal lawsuit in Chicago last July claiming the other firm’s use of the name was causing confusion. Both firms handle property tax appeals.…

Mar 12, 2018 7:00 AM CDT

In latest Pepe the Frog dispute, its creator sues Infowars over poster

The artist behind Pepe the Frog continues his legal efforts to take his cartoon creation back from the alt-right and conspiracy theorists with a copyright suit against Infowars, a website that rails against “the loony left” and the “deep state.” The suit, filed on Monday by California cartoonist Matt Furie,…

Mar 9, 2018 12:26 PM CST

Computer refurbisher appeals for freedom after trying to prolong lives of PCs

Updated and corrected: Eric Lundgren, an electronics recycling advocate and computer refurbisher from California, faces more than a year in prison for creating tens of thousands of discs meant to prolong the life of a computer. What landed Lundgren in legal trouble was the creation and planned sale of 28,000…

Feb 28, 2018 3:00 PM CST