Minnesota Copyright infringement Law

Dexon Computer, Inc. v. Travelers Property Casualty Co. of America

Minneapolis, Minnesota insurance law lawyers represented Plaintiff, which sued Defendant on a bad faith breach of insurane contract claiming to have suffered more than $75,000 in damages as a direct result of Defendant's wrongful denial of its claim. <table> <h1> <center> <img width="200" src="http://www.morelawtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Minneapolis_MN.jpg" alt="Fede... More...

$0 (02-16-2023 - MN)

Raffel Systems, LLC v. Man Wah Holdings, Ltd., et al.

Milwaukee, Wisconsin commercial litigation lawyers represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendants on patient infringement theories under 15 U.S.C. 1126. Raffel Systems, LLC claimed it suffered more than $9.3 million damages as a direct result of Man Wah Holdings, Ltd., et al., intentionally misappropriating its intellectual property patent on a multi-functional lighted cupholder. Ra... More...

$100000000 (06-17-2022 - MN)

Horizon Roofing, Inc. v. Best and Fast, Inc., et al.

Minneapolis, Minnesota intellectual property lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on a trademark infringement theory under 15 U.S.C. 1114. On April 11, 2022, the Court issued an Order requiring the Defendants Best and Fast Inc. and B.E.S.T. GDR, LLC (collectively "Defendantsâ€), to file a memorandum supporting their position that there is federal subject matter juris... More...

$0 (06-07-2022 - MN)

Country Inn & Suites by Radisson, Inc. v. Alexandria Motels, Inc., Lake Country Motels, LLC, Vibha Patel and Jaimini Patel

Minneapolis, Minnesota intellectual property lawyer represented Plaintiff, Country Inn & Suites by Radisson, Inc., which sued Alexandria Motels, Inc., Lake Country Motels, LLC, Vibha Patel and Jaimini Patel on trademark infringement theories under 15 U.S.C. 1501 claiming more than $200,000 in damages.... More...

$0 (04-28-2021 - MN)

United States of America v. John L. Steele

<center> <img width="300" src="http://www.mnd.uscourts.gov/Courthouses/images/Mpls-02.jpg"> </center) </center> Minneapolis, MN - Florida Attorney Sentenced to 60 Months in Prison for Multi-Million Dollar Pornography Film Copyright Fraud Scheme A Florida attorney was sentenced to 60 months in prison followed by two years of supervised release for his role in a multi-millio... More...

$0 (07-10-2019 - MN)

United States of America v. Paul R. Hansmeier

<center> <img width="300" src="http://www.mnd.uscourts.gov/Courthouses/images/Mpls-02.jpg"> </center) </center> Minneapolis, MN - Minnesota Attorney Sentenced To 168 Months In Prison For Multi-Million Dollar Pornography Film Copyright Fraud Scheme Paul R. Hansmeier, 37, to 168 months in prison for orchestrating a multi-million dollar fraud scheme to obtain payments from ex... More...

$0 (06-17-2019 - MN)

United States of America v. Paul R. Hansmeier

Minneapolis, MN - Minnesota Attorney Pleads Guilty To Federal Charges In Connection With Multi-Million Dollar Pornography Film Copyright Fraud Scheme PAUL R. HANSMEIER, 37, pled guilty to orchestrating a multi-million dollar fraud scheme to obtain payments from extortion victims to settle sham copyright infringement lawsuits by lying to state and federal courts throughout the country. HAN... More...

$0 (08-18-2018 - MN)

United States of America v. John L. Steele

Minneapolis, MN - Attorney Pleads Guilty For Role In Multi-Million Dollar Scheme To Fraudulently Obtain Copyright Infringement Settlements From Victims Who Downloaded Porn John L. Steele, pleaded guilty for his role in a multi-million dollar scheme to fraudulently obtain payments to settle sham copyright infringement lawsuits by lying to state and federal courts throughout the country. On... More...

$0 (03-07-2017 - MN)

United State of America v. Daniel George Fisher

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$0 (03-19-2017 - MN)

Steven Gerhardson v. Gopher News Company

Steven Gerhardson, Ron Hanek, Mike Johnson, and Jim Costello (collectively, drivers) were unionized delivery drivers covered by a collective bargaining agreement (CBA). The CBA established a pension plan operated by a third-party pension management firm. A dispute arose in 2006 after the drivers' employer and union renegotiated the CBA. The drivers sued their employer, the union, and the pension m... More...

$0 (11-06-2012 - MN)

Capitol Records, Inc. v. Jammie Thomas-Rasset

This appeal arises from a dispute between several recording companies and Jammie Thomas-Rasset. There is a complicated procedural history involving three jury trials, but for purposes of appeal, it is undisputed that Thomas-Rasset willfully infringed copyrights of twenty-four sound recordings by engaging in file-sharing on the Internet. After a first jury found Thomas-Rasset liable and awarded dam... More...

$0 (09-11-2012 - MN)

Carlos Sanchez v. Northwest Airlines, Inc.

Carlos Sanchez brought a claim under the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADAâ€), 42 U.S.C. Â§Â§ 12101-12213, alleging his employer, Northwest Airlines, Inc. ("Northwestâ€), engaged in prohibited disability discrimination by rescinding Sanchez's offer of promotion on the basis of his perceived physical limitations. Northwest moved for summary judgment contending, in part, that Sanch... More...

$0 (10-14-2011 - MN)

American Civil Liberties Union v. Javed Mohammad

The American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota (ACLU) sued public charter school Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy (TIZA) and other defendants for violations of the Establishment Clause. Parents of students who attend TIZA moved to intervene on behalf of their children, but the district court1 held that the parents did not have standing and alternatively denied their motion as untimely. The parents appeal,... More...

$0 (07-07-2011 - MN)

Capital Records, Inc. v. Jammie Thomas-Rasset

Capital Records sued Jammie Thomas-Rasse on a copyright violation theory claiming that she downloaded 24 songs from Kazaa. Thomas was sharing 24 songs on Kazaa, and the statutory fine can be imposed anywhere between $750 and $30,000 per infringement, with a $150,000 ceiling for wilful violation, aimed at wilful infringers. The court placed the fine somewhere in the middle, at $9,250 per song. ... More...

$1920000 (11-04-2010 - MN)

Eyeblaster, Inc. v. Federal Insurance Company

Eyeblaster, Inc. ("Eyeblasterâ€) appeals from an adverse entry of summary judgment in its action against Federal Insurance Company ("Federalâ€) arising out of Federal's denial of coverage under two insurance policies. A computer user sued Eyeblaster, alleging that Eyeblaster injured his computer, software, and data after he visited an Eyeblaster website. Eyeblaster tendered the defense o... More...

$0 (07-23-2010 - MN)

Alan Thomsen, etc. v. Famous Dave's of America, etc.

Alan R. Thomsen sued Famous Dave's of America, Inc. (Famous Dave's), and two of its sign vendors, alleging copyright infringement and breach of contract. The district court1 granted summary judgment to defendants after concluding that Thomsen had unambiguously conveyed all contested copyrights to Famous Dave's by written contract, and Thomsen appeals. We affirm. I. Famous Dave's ... More...

$0 (06-04-2010 - MN)

Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings v. Metabolite Laboratories, Inc.

Metabolite appeals from the United States District Court for the District of Colorado's grant of summary judgment. See Lab. Corp. of Am. Holdings v. Metabolite Labs., Inc., 571 F. Supp. 2d 1199 (D. Colo. 2008). The district court granted LabCorp's motion for summary judgment on its complaint for declaratory judgment that it did not breach a license agreement for failure to pay know-how royalties o... More...

$0 (03-10-2010 - MN)

Fair Isaac Corporation v. Equifax, Inc., et al.

Fair Isaac sued Equifax and others on trademark infringement, unfair competition and a deceptive trade practice theories claiming that Defendants' credit scoring system that competes with Plaintiff's widely used "FICO" scoring system. Experian and TransUion called their credit scoring system "VantageScore" and used ratings from 501 to 990 while plaintiff used 300 to 850. ... More...

$0 (11-20-2009 - MN)

Ecolab, Inc. v. FMC Corporation

In this patent infringement case, Ecolab, Inc. appeals and FMC Corporation cross appeals from the final judgment of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota, which was based on the jury's verdict that: Ecolab infringed specified claims of FMC's U.S. Patent No. 5,632,676 ("the '676 patentâ€); FMC willfully infringed specified claims of two patents asserted by Ecolabâ€�... More...

$0 (06-09-2009 - MN)

General Motors Corporation v. Harry Brown's, LLC

General Motors (GM) filed this declaratory judgment action and sought injunctive relief against Harry Brown's, LLC, one of its Minnesota dealerships, after Harry Brown's indicated it wanted to move a related Chrysler dealership onto its property. The district court1 denied GM's motion for a preliminary injunction. GM appeals, arguing that the district court abused its discretion and erred in findi... More...

$0 (04-18-2009 - MN)

Coyne's & Co., Inc. v. Enesco, LLC

In 2005, Coyne's & Co. ("Coyne"), a Minnesota corporation, entered into a distributor agreement (the "Agreement") with Country Artist, Ltd. ("CA"), a company formed under the laws of England. The Agreement granted Coyne the exclusive right to sell, distribute, market, and advertise all CA products (the "Products"), as well as the use of the trademarks and copyrights associated with the Products, i... More...

$0 (01-23-2009 - MN)

Global Traffic Technologies, LLC v. Tomar Electronics, Inc.

Global Traffic Technologies, LLC sued Tomar Electronics, Inc. on a patent infringement theory claiming that Defendant infringed U.S. Patent No. 5,172,113 used in the Opticom(TM) Infrared System for emergency vehicle preemption and transit signal priority. The original claim against Tomar Electronics, Inc. was filed on April 13, 2005, for infringement of U.S. Patent 5,172,113. On December 27, 2007,... More...

$6750000 (10-25-2008 - MN)

Capitol Records, Inc. v. Jammie Thomas

Capitol Records, Inc.; Arista Records, LLC; Interscope Records; Sony BMG Music Entertainment; UMG Records, Inc. and Warner Bros Records, Inc. sued Jammie Thomas on a Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. Sec. 1001, et seq. violation theory claiming that Thomas downloaded and/or distributed 1,702 sound recordings on KaZaA. Plaintiffs are recording companies that own or control exclusi... More...

$0 (10-05-2007 - MN)

<a href="http://fedcir.gov/opinions/06-1077.pdf" target="_new">Transclean Corporation, et al. v. Jiffy Lube International, Inc., et al.</a>

Transclean Corporation, James P. Viken, Jon A. Lang, and Donald E. Johnson (collectively "Transclean") brought suit against Bridgewood Services, Inc. ("Bridgewood"), alleging that the automatic transmission fluid changing machine manufactured and sold by Bridgewood, the "T-Tech machine," infringed Transclean's patent. Transclean obtained a judgment in its favor, including a damages award of $1,... More...

$0 (03-21-2007 - MN)

<a href="http://www.fedcir.gov/opinions/06-1077.pdf" target="_new">Transclean Corporation, et al. v. Jeffy Lube International, Inc., etc.</a>

Transclean Corporation, James P. Viken, Jon A. Lang, and Donald E. Johnson (collectively "Transclean") brought suit against Bridgewood Services, Inc. ("Bridgewood"), alleging that the automatic transmission fluid changing machine manufactured and sold by Bridgewood, the "T-Tech machine," infringed Transclean's patent. Transclean obtained a judgment in its favor, including a damages award of $... More...

$0 (01-27-2007 - MN)

<a href="http://fedcir.gov/opinions/05-1434.pdf" target="_new">Andersen Corporation v. fiber Composites, LLC</a>

Andersen Corporation owns a number of patents relating to composite materials made from a mixture of polymer and wood fiber, and to structural parts made from those composite materials. Fiber Composites, LLC, manufactures and sells deck railing and spindle products (the "Fiberon products"), which are made from a polymer and wood fiber mixture. Andersen brought this action in the United States... More...

$0 (01-27-2007 - MN)

<a href="http://www.ca8.uscourts.gov/opndir/04/10/033112P.pdf" target="_new">Rita Mulcahy v. Cheetah Learning LLC</a>

This is a copyright dispute between two organizations that offer competing courses to prepare students to pass the Project Management Professional (PMP) Exam given by the Project Management Institute (PMI). Rita Mulcahy filed the lawsuit, claiming copyright infringement and unfair competition by Cheetah Learning LLC and by Jeff Schurrer, an instructor who distributed allegedly infringing ... More...

$0 (10-28-2004 - MN)

Honeywell International Ltd. v. Victor Co. of Japan Ltd.

Patent infringement claim relating to auto focus technology for cameras . Honeywell invented auto focus for still photography and video cameras in 1978, and licensed the technology throughout the industry. Honeywell claimed that Victor's JVC company used the technology without paying for it.... More...

$30000000 (06-13-2003 - MN)

Ralph Benghiat v. Itron, Inc.

Patent infringement claim by inventor of utility meter-reading device.... More...

$7400000 (01-17-2003 - MN)

<a href="http://www.lawlibrary.state.mn.us/archive/ctappub/0204/c1011429.htm" target="_new">The Home Insurance Company, et al. v. National Union Fire</a> Insurance of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania</a>

Appellant insurance company initiated this action against respondent insurance companies, seeking reimbursement for defense costs incurred in defending a lawsuit involving their common insureds. Appellant-intervenor insureds joined the lawsuit thereafter, by way of a complaint in intervention. The district court granted respondent insurance companies' motions for summary judgment, ruling that ne... More...

$0 (04-11-2002 - MN)

<a href="http://www.ca8.uscourts.gov/opndir/02/02/011827P.pdf" target="_new">Pamida, Inc. v. E.S. Originals, Inc. </a>

Pamida, Incorporated, Alan M. Anderson, Renee L. Jackson, Nicholas A.J. Vlietstra, Cynthia M. Klaus, and Christopher K. Larus appeal the district court’s 2 partial denial of their motion to quash subpoenas. This appeal stems from an indemnification action brought by Pamida, Incorporated (Pamida) against Dynasty Footwear, Ltd. (Dyansty), E.S. Originals, Incorporated and others. Pamida bro... More...

$0 (02-25-2002 - MN)

<a href="http://www.ll.georgetown.edu/Fed-Ct/Circuit/fed/opinions/00-1443.html" target="_new">EZ Dock, Inc. v. Schafer Systems, Inc.</a>

On summary judgment, the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota declared EZ Dock, Inc.'s United States Patent No. 5,281,055 (the '055 patent) invalid due to an on-sale bar. Because the district court improperly resolved issues of fact against EZ Dock on summary judgment, this court vacates and remands. I. This case features a polyethylene floating dock. Marinas and... More...

$0 (01-15-2002 - MN)

<a href="http://www.ca8.uscourts.gov/opndir/02/01/003939P.pdf" target="_new">Schoolhouse, Inc. v. Jeff Anderson</a>

The parties to this lawsuit publish information about schools in and around Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota. The plaintiff, Schoolhouse, Inc. (Schoolhouse), publishes its information in a magazine. The principal defendant, Jeff Anderson, posts his information on an internet website. Schoolhouse alleges that Anderson created his website by copying the selection and the arrangement of topics... More...

$0 (01-04-2002 - MN)

<a href="http://www.lawlibrary.state.mn.us/archive/supct/0108/c601308.htm" target="_new">Edward W. Jefferson v. Commissioner of Revenue</a>

The issue presented by this case is whether the State of Minnesota may impose its income tax on enrolled members of an Indian tribe who reside off the reservation or, more precisely, outside Indian country,[1] but within the State of Minnesota, for income derived from reservation gaming operations authorized by the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, 25 U.S.C. §§ 2701-2721 (1994 & Supp. V 1999) (IGRA)... More...

$0 (08-02-2001 - MN)

<a href="http://www.lawlibrary.state.mn.us/archive/supct/0101/c1991140.htm" target="_new">Regents of the University of Minnesota v. Lance Raygor and James Goodchild</a>

This case raises the issue of whether the tolling provision of the federal supplemental jurisdiction statute, codified at 28 U.S.C. § 1367(d) (1993), applies to toll the statute of limitations for Minnesota Human Rights Act claims against the Regents of the University of Minnesota during the time the state law claims were pending in federal court. Respondents Lance Raygor and James Goodchild brou... More...

$0 (01-04-2001 - MN)

PUR Water, et al. v. The Brita Products, et al.

Patent Infringement - Plaintiff claimed that filter replacement indicator for Brita's pour-through system infringed a patent owned by Procter & Gamble. ... More...

$0 (10-01-2001 - MN)

<a href="http://www.ll.georgetown.edu/Fed-Ct/Circuit/fed/opinions/00-1205.html" target="_new">Medtronic, Inc. v. Advanced Cardiovascular</a>

Medtronic, Inc. (“Medtronic”) seeks review of a final decision of the District Court for the District of Minnesota. Medtronic, Inc. v. Advanced Cardiovascular Sys., Inc., No. 97-CV-2459 (JMR/FLN) (D. Minn. Jan. 12, 2000). The district court granted a motion by Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. and Guidant Corp. (collectively, “Defendants”) for judgment as a matter of ... More...

$0 (04-20-2001 - MN)

Northland Insurance Company v. Patrick Blaylock

Plaintiff created two Internet site to house complaints and criticisms of Northland Insurance Companies' business practices after a dispute over a damage claim relating to defendant's boat which plaintiff refused to pay. The first site bears the domain name http://www.northlandinsurance.com and was registered with Network Solutions, Inc. Defendant also registered http://www.sailinglegacy.com. D... More...

$0 (09-25-2000 - MN)

Shade's Landing, Inc. v. James C. Williams

Shade's Landing, Inc. brought this action against James E. Williams alleging trademark infringement in violation of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. 1125(a), and the Minnesota Deceptive Trade Practices Act, Minn. Stat. 325D.44. Plaintiff's allegations arose from defendant's use of an Internet web domain name that was similar to a domain name used by Shade's. Shade's is a corporation engaged in the... More...

$0 (12-22-1999 - MN)

Decade Industries, d/b/a Sanus Systems v. Wood Technology

Patent Infringement Claim - 35 U.S.C. 282 - Sanus makes stands and supports for audio and video equipment. In January 1998, Sanus introduced a new miniature stereo system stand, called the "Mini Stereo System Stand," at the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Retailers responded enthusiastically, and the Mini Stereo System Stand was soon available at both retail electronic stores and g... More...

$0 (06-21-2000 - MN)