Patent, Trademark & Copyright Journal® Index-Summary

DAMAGES

– Copyrights

– – Compact discs, music industry group not direct counterfeiting victim, restitution order reversed (Cal. Ct. App.), 80:813
– – File sharing statutory award excessive (D. Mass.), 80:330; BNA Insights, 80:662
– – Injury from infringement not required for statutory damages award (U.S., rev den), 80:104
– – Kazaa system file sharing, statutory award of $1.5 million (D. Minn.), 81:54
– – Record albums, statutory infringement award unavailable for each song (2d Cir.), 80:18; (U.S., rev sought), 80:829; (rev den), 81:155

– Patents

– – False marking, fine set at highest sale price of product (S.D. Tex.), 80:19
– – Judges at symposium discuss compensatory damages issues, 80:88
– – Legislative reform of infringement awards, experts debate need for, 81:337
– – Royalty determinations for lump-sum infringement award (Fed. Cir.), 80:264
– – Software

See SOFTWARE, subheading: Patents

– Right of publicity

– – Discovery of defendant's sales data (1st Cir.), 81:148

– Trademarks

– – Increased award without finding of intentional infringement or actual confusion (U.S., rev den), 81:344
– – “Masters and Johnson” service mark, actual confusion not required in willful infringement suit (8th Cir.), 81:310
– – Profits award, infringement suit (U.S., rev sought), 81:109; (rev den), 81:344

DECLARATORY JUDGMENTS

– Patent owner and licensee must be joined in accused infringer's suit (Fed. Cir.), 81:83
– Trademark infringement, impact of substantial controversy standard, BNA Insights, 80:793

DEFENSES

– Fair use

See FAIR USE

– Inequitable conduct

See INEQUITABLE CONDUCT

– Innocent infringer defense rejected in music file sharing suit (U.S., rev sought), 80:521; (brief sought), 80:738; expert comments, 80:784; (rev den, Alito dissent), 81:140
– Naked licensing defense to alleged infringement of Freecycle Network marks (9th Cir.), 81:142
– Patent exhaustion doctrine

– – Law professors debate liability issues, 81:47
– – Single-use cameras, importation of refurbished products (Fed. Cir.), 80:196; (U.S., rev sought), 81:28; (rev den), 81:232

– Unclean hands defense to trademark infringement liability (D. Utah), 81:254

DIGITAL MILLENNIUM COPYRIGHT ACT (DMCA)

– Circumvention ban, exemptions announced, 80:417; text, 80:446
– Class notes publisher use of professor's lecture notes and textbooks (N.D. Fla.), 81:149
– “Dongle” bypass to activate software not circumvention violation (5th Cir.), 80:433; modified opinion issued, 80:764
– Game software, circumvention of access controls (9th Cir.), 81:251
– General knowledge of infringing videos posted by users, YouTube lacked duty to take down (S.D.N.Y.), 80:289
– Misrepresentation liability, copyright infringement notices sent to eBay (E.D. Cal.), 81:90; takedown notices barred by preliminary injunction, 81:293
– Safe harbor, conferees discuss, 80:63
– Takedown notices

– – Google to expedite action on requests, 81:173
– – Political speech, study of impact on, 80:786

– YouTube video of children dancing to Prince song, mother's e-mail not shielded from discovery (N.D. Cal.), 81:114

DILUTION

– Famousness of mark, consumer survey evidence, BNA Insights, 80:402
– Malicious prosecution of claims on behalf of Princess Diana's estate (Cal. Ct. App.), 80:59
– Microsoft mark, contributory liability (W.D. Wash.), 81:346
– Victoria's Secret famous mark tarnished by adult business' mark (6th Cir.), 80:121; conferees discuss, 80:691; (U.S., rev sought), 81:109; (rev den), 81:344
– “Visa” credit card mark diluted by “eVisa” mark (9th Cir.), 80:337

DISCOVERY

– Attorney-client privilege

– – DMCA suit over YouTube video of children dancing to Prince song, mother's e-mail not shielded (N.D. Cal.), 81:114
– – In-house counsel status as inactive bar member (S.D.N.Y.), 80:356

– Deposition testimony insufficient contacts with forum for personal jurisdiction (S.D. Ind.), 80:843
– Document dump, Amazon violation of trademark suit discovery order sanctioned (T.T.A.B.), 80:657
– Expedited discovery, internet subscribers accused of unauthorized access to website (S.D. Cal.), 81:89
– Identity of copyright infringement defendant accused of music file sharing (2d Cir.), 80:17
– Right of publicity damage award based on defendant's sales data (1st Cir.), 81:148
– Trade secret theft, documents sought for use in German lawsuit (7th Cir.), 81:372

DMCA

See DIGITAL MILLENNIUM COPYRIGHT ACT (DMCA)

DOCTRINE OF EQUIVALENTS

– Generic drugs, Mucinex brand expectorant, patent infringement (Fed. Cir.), 80:504
– VCR patent infringement upheld, U.S. law governs successor liability (Fed. Cir.), 80:641

DOMAIN NAMES

– “Advertising.com,” AOL mark not protectable (9th Cir.), 80:484
– Auto brokerage service, fair use of “Lexus” mark (9th Cir.), 80:336
– Bankruptcy, sale of failed retailers' domain names, BNA Insights, 80:585
– “Borescopesus.com” not protectable mark (M.D. Tenn.), 80:485
– Cybersquatting

See CYBERSQUATTING

– Generic top-level domains, ICANN Board delays vote on proposed expansion, 81:225
– Seizure of domain names

– – Anti-counterfeiting seizure conducted by ICE, 81:139
– – Criminal copyright infringement (S.D.N.Y.), 80:343

DRUGS

See PHARMACEUTICALS