Missouri Copyright infringement Law

Alticor, Inc. v. Yield Nation, LLC

St. Louis, Missouri intellectual property lawyer represented Plaintiff which sued defendant on a trademark infringement theory under 15 U.S.C. 1125, which provides: Â§1125. False designations of origin, false descriptions, and dilution forbidden (a) Civil action (1) Any person who, on or in connection with any goods or services, or any container for goods, uses in commerce... More...

$0 (06-15-2021 - MO)

Phyllis Schlafly Revocable Trust v. Anne Cori

<center> <img width="300" src="https://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/usao-edmo/fieldable-panel-panes/image-panes/images/2015/02/13/arch.jpg"> </center> In this consolidated appeal, the Phyllis Schlafly Revocable Trust (PSRT), Eagle Trust Fund (ETF), and Eagle Forum Education and Legal Defense Fund (EFELDF) (collectively, the trusts) appeal from the district court’s1 den... More...

$0 (05-22-2019 - MO)

STATE OF MISSOURI, ex rel., KIMBERLY M. GARDNER, ATTORNEY OF THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS vs. HONORABLE MICHAEL F. STELZER, CIRCUIT JUDGE, DIVISION SIX, TWENTY-SECOND CIRCUIT

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$0 (02-14-2019 - MO)

STATE OF MISSOURI ex rel. SHAYNE HEALEA v. THE HONORABLE FREDERICK P. TUCKER, <table> <td>

Healea was arrested in October 2014 for allegedly backing his truck into a restaurant’s outside wall, which resulted in four patrons sustaining injuries. He was charged with four counts of second-degree assault and one count of leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident. Healea was taken to the police department, where he requested to speak with his attorney privately. ... More...

$0 (05-03-2018 - MO)

United States of America v. Rex Yang, Jake Schwartz and Casey Lee Ross

Kansas City, MO - Six Defendants Plead Guilty to $100 Million Software Piracy Scheme A Seattle, Wash., man has become the sixth defendant convicted in federal court for his role in one of the largest software piracy schemes ever prosecuted by the U.S. Department of Justice. “An investigation that began in Kansas City, Mo., uncovered one of the largest software piracy schemes ev... More...

$0 (12-17-2015 - MO)

United State of America v. Jack Frison, Sr.

St. Louis, MO â€“ JACK FRISON, SR. was sentenced to twenty-four months of imprisonment on multiple charges relating to his involvement in the sale of counterfeit goods and DVDs. According to testimony presented at trial in June, for more than two decades, Frison owned and operated the Frison Flea Market in Pagedale, MO. Vendors paid Frison a rental fee to rent and operate sales boot... More...

$0 (01-29-2015 - MO)

Brandon L. Swallow v. State of Missouri

Brandon Swallow appeals the circuit court's judgment dismissing his Rule 24.035 motion for post-conviction relief, because the circuit court found his motion was untimely filed. Mr. Swallow claims the circuit court erred in dismissing his motion because he filed it within 180 days of his delivery to the department of corrections for his first degree assault sentence, which triggered the period in ... More...

$0 (05-14-2013 - MO)

S.J.W. v. Lee's Summit R-7 School Dist.

The Lee's Summit R-7 School District ("the School District") issued 180-day suspensions to twin brothers Steven and Sean Wilson (together, "the Wilsons") on January 11, 2012 for disruption caused by a website the Wilsons created. The Wilsons filed suit against the School District on March 6, 2012, alleging, along with other claims, that the School District violated their rights to free speech. The... More...

$0 (10-17-2012 - MO)

Deborah Watts v. Lester E. Cox Mesical Center d/b/a Family Medical Care Center

Deborah Watts filed the underlying medical malpractice action alleging that her son, Naython Watts, was born with disabling brain injuries because Cox Medical Centers and its associated physicians (collectively, Cox) provided negligent health care services. The jury returned a verdict in favor of Watts and awarded $1.45 million in non-economic damages and $3.371 million in future medical damages. ... More...

$0 (07-31-2012 - MO)

Monsanto Co. v. E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.

Monsanto Co. sued DuPont Co. on a patent infringement theory claiming that DuPont used genetic information developed by it for modified soybeans without permission or compensation. The beans in question are not affected by the weedkiller Roundup. Monsanto argued that DuPont violated a licensing agreement and infringed the Roundup Ready patent when it began making soybeans that added the ... More...

$1000000000 (08-04-2012 - MO)

Interstate Bakeries Corp. v. OneBeacon Insurance Company

Interstate Bakeries Corporation ("IBCâ€)1 appeals the district court's2 order holding that OneBeacon Insurance Company ("OneBeaconâ€), IBC's insurer, does not have a duty to defend IBC in a suit brought by Flowers Bakeries Brands, Inc. ("Flowersâ€). For the reasons that follow, we affirm. I. BACKGROUND The central question in this case is whether OneBeacon has a du... More...

$0 (07-24-2012 - MO)

Shaw Hofstra & Associates v. Ladco Development, Inc.

This case concerns the payment for architectural services provided by Shaw Hofstra & Associates (SHA) to Ladco Development, Inc. (Ladco) in conjunction with a large office building project. In its breach of contract claim, SHA contends it was not paid for the services it completed under the project. The district court1 denied Ladco's motion for summary judgment, and the case proceeded to trial. Ul... More...

$0 (03-12-2012 - MO)

AvidAir Helicopter Supply v. Rolls-Royce Corporation

This appeal comes to us from two consolidated suits brought under the Uniform Trade Secrets Acts of Indiana and Missouri. Both suits involve information about the repair and overhaul of helicopter engines published by Appellee Rolls- Royce Corp. Rolls-Royce sought damages and injunctive relief for alleged trade secret violations. Appellant AvidAir Helicopter Supply Inc. sought a declaration that t... More...

$0 (12-13-2011 - MO)

Warner Bros. Entertainment v. X One X Productions

A.V.E.L.A., Inc., X One X Productions, and Art-Nostalgia.com, Inc. (collectively, "AVELAâ€) appeal a permanent injunction prohibiting them from licensing certain images extracted from publicity materials for the films Gone with the Wind and The Wizard of Oz, as well as several animated short films featuring the cat-and- mouse duo "Tom & Jerry.â€ The district court issued the permanent in... More...

$0 (07-05-2011 - MO)

Mary Masters v. UHS of Delaware, Inc.

UHS of Delaware, Inc. (UHS) appeals from the judgment entered on a jury verdict of $2.4 million in favor of Mary Masters (Masters) on claims of service mark infringement under the Lanham Act and breach of contract. UHS contends that the district court1 erred in concluding that Masters was eligible for monetary relief under the Lanham Act and in upholding an award based on disgorgement of profits. ... More...

$0 (01-06-2011 - MO)

Sensient Technologies Corp. v. SensoryEffects Flavor Co.

Sensient Flavors appeals the district court's1 grant of summary judgment in favor of SensoryEffects Flavor Company, formerly known as SensoryFlavors. On appeal, Sensient Flavors contends the district court erred in concluding the SensoryFlavors mark was not "used in commerce" as defined by the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. Â§ 1127. Sensient Flavors also asserts the district court erroneously held the Se... More...

$0 (07-21-2010 - MO)

Thomas Morris, III v. Armand Zefferi

Thomas Edward Morris, III, filed a 42 U.S.C. Â§ 1983 action against Armand Zefferi, a former Crawford County, Missouri, Sheriff's Department bailiff. Morris alleged Zefferi violated Morris's constitutional rights when Zefferi transported Morris, who at the time was a pretrial detainee, in a dog cage in a K-9 vehicle during a ninety minute drive from the Crawford County Jail to the Pulaski County... More...

$0 (04-13-2010 - MO)

Custom Hareware Engineering & Consulting and David York v. Assurance Company of America

Custom Hardware Engineering & Consulting, Inc. and David York1 appeal the grant of summary judgment in favor of their insurer, Assurance Company of America, on their claims for declaratory judgment and breach of contract. We affirm. I. BACKGROUND Plaintiff Custom Hardware, a corporation with its principal place of business located in Fenton, Missouri, provides service and maintenance... More...

$0 (08-11-2009 - MO)

Custom Hardware Engineering & Consulting, Inc. v. Assurance Company of America

Custom Hardware Engineering & Consulting, Inc. and David York1 appeal the grant of summary judgment in favor of their insurer, Assurance Company of America, on their claims for declaratory judgment and breach of contract. We affirm. I. BACKGROUND Plaintiff Custom Hardware, a corporation with its principal place of business located in Fenton, Missouri, provides service and maintenance on computer e... More...

$0 (08-11-2009 - MO)

American Association of Orthodontists v. Yellow Book USA, Inc.

Plaintiff American Association of Orthodontists (AAO) sued Defendant Yellow Book USA, Inc. (Yellow Book) for unfair competition for Yellow Book's listing of general dentists as orthodontists in its "yellow pagesâ€ directories. AAO claims the listing lacks a statutorily required disclaimer that the general dentists are deficient in specialized training and certification as orthodontists. The C... More...

$0 (11-19-2008 - MO)

Leggett & Platt, Inc., et al. v. Vutek, Inc.

Plaintiffs-Appellants Leggett & Platt, Inc. and L&P Property Management Co. (collectively, "L&Pâ€) sued Defendant-Appellee VUTEk, Inc. ("VUTEkâ€) alleging that certain of VUTEk's large-scale printers infringe claims 1-3, 7, 9-10, and 19 of L&P's U.S. Patent No. 6,755,518 (the "'518 patentâ€). VUTEk filed a motion for summary judgment alleging that the asserted claims of the '518 pat... More...

$0 (08-21-2008 - MO)

<a href="http://www.ca8.uscourts.gov/opndir/05/01/033802P.pdf" target="_new">Recording Ind. Assoc v. Charter</a>

This case concerns whether the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), specifically 17 U.S.C. § 512(h), permits copyright owners and their representatives to obtain and serve subpoenas on internet service providers (ISPs) to obtain personal information about an ISP's subscribers who are alleged to be transmitting copyrighted works via the internet using so-called "peer to peer" or "P2P"... More...

$0 (02-04-2005 - MO)

<a href="http://www.ca8.uscourts.gov/opndir/05/01/033802P.pdf" target="_new">Recording Industry Association v. Charter</a>

This case concerns whether the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), specifically 17 U.S.C. § 512(h), permits copyright owners and their representatives to obtain and serve subpoenas on internet service providers (ISPs) to obtain personal information about an ISP's subscribers who are alleged to be transmitting copyrighted works via the internet using so-called "peer to peer" or "P2P"... More...

$0 (01-04-2005 - MO)

On Demand Machine v. Ingram Industries, the parent of both LSI and Ingram book Company

Patent infringement claim by On Demand Machine Corporation against LaVergne-based Lightning Source, parent company Ingram Books of Nashville and amazon.com relating to alleged infringement of a patent held by On Demand Machine for the printing, binding and covering of books within minutes of a consumer's order being placed. he offense was the violation of a patent for the printing of a book on... More...

$15000000 (03-05-2004 - MO)

<a href="http://www.osca.state.mo.us/courts/pubopinions.nsf/ccd96539c3fb13ce8625661f004bc7da/b1e8d357d36cb8b986256e21004f59e9?OpenDocument" target="_new">Ameristar Jet Charter, Inc., and Sierra American Corporation v. Dodson International Parts, Inc.; Houston Casualty Company and Howe Associates, Inc</a>

This appeal stems from complex commercial litigation involving an airplane that made an emergency landing near Kansas City's Downtown Airport. The parties to this appeal include the airplane's owner/operator; the company that insured the airplane; and the company that hauled the airplane after the landing. The plane's owner/operator sued the insurance company and the hauler to recover damages purp... More...

$1500000 (01-20-2004 - MO)

<a href="http://www.osca.state.mo.us/courts/pubopinions.nsf/ccd96539c3fb13ce8625661f004bc7da/969a4305575feab186256dcc00579392?OpenDocument" target"_new">St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Ellisville v. City of Ellisville, Missouri, et al</a>.

City of Ellisville, Terrance B. Keran, City Engineer, and the Board of Adjustment (collectively "City") appeal from a judgment in the Circuit Court of St. Louis County permanently enjoining the City of Ellisville from interfering with the erection of a monument sign by St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Ellisville ("Church"). City asserts that the trial court's judgment was improper and tha... More...

$0 (10-28-2003 - MO)

<a href="http://www.osca.state.mo.us/courts/pubopinions.nsf/ccd96539c3fb13ce8625661f004bc7da/7238ab792da86d7286256da20063810a?OpenDocument" target"_new">William Schroff d/b/a R&S Coatings v. David Smart, Jr., et al</a>.

The circuit court entered summary judgment allowing William Schroff to exercise his contractual right of first refusal to purchase commercial property from David Smart, Jr. Third-party defendant, TEC, L.L.C., appeals the summary judgment, claiming Schroff did not have a valid right of first refusal, and that the court erred in denying a change of judge motion. We affirm. Factual and Procedu... More...

$0 (09-16-2003 - MO)

Group One Ltd. v. Hallmark Cards Inc.

Patent infringement claim relating to a ribbon curling machine patent owned by Group One Ltd. which claimed that Hallmark Cards, Inc. wrongfully copied the design. Employees of Group One scheduled a meeting with Hallmark to discuss the machine design but the meeting was canceled after Frederic Goldstein, the company's managing director, explained to a Hallmark engineer how it worked. Hallmark the... More...

$8900000 (09-16-2003 - MO)

<a href="http://www.osca.state.mo.us/courts/pubopinions.nsf/ccd96539c3fb13ce8625661f004bc7da/d8d59fa3e263be8586256d65006acd28?OpenDocument&Highlight=0,24751,24765 " target"_new">Eric (E.J.) Wright and Kevin M. Laughlin v. Mike Rankin, et al</a>.

In No. 24751 Eric (E. J.) Wright and Kevin M. Laughlin (plaintiffs) appeal a judgment declaring John Lewis and David Tate (collectively referred to as defendants) did not purposely violate provisions of Chapter 610 (the Sunshine Law).(FN1) Defendants cross-appeal in No. 24765 asserting that findings included in the findings and conclusions of the trial court are without evidentiary support and wit... More...

$0 (07-16-2003 - MO)

<a href="http://www.ll.georgetown.edu/federal/judicial/fed/opinions/02opinions/02-1497.html" target="_new">Dayco Products, Inc. v. Total Containment, Inc.</a>

Dayco Products Inc. ("Dayco") appeals from the decision of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri granting summary judgment of unenforceability of U.S. Patent Nos. 5,199,752 ("the '752 patent"), 5,297,822 ("the '822 patent"), 5,380,050 ("the '050 patent"), and 5,486,023 ("the '023 patent") (collectively "the patents-in-suit") and granting summary judgment of inva... More...

$0 (06-02-2003 - MO)

<a href="http://www.osca.state.mo.us/courts/pubopinions.nsf/ccd96539c3fb13ce8625661f004bc7da/7d88be63d0d15b4286256cec005a4122?OpenDocument" target"_new">Multidata Systems International Corporation v. Jingeng Zhu, et al</a>.

Jingeng Zhu, Yan Hong Shen, and Richard Yike Gu, d/b/a Scientific Solution Group and Scientific Solution Group International Corporation (collectively referred to as "defendants") appeal the judgment of the trial court granting Multidata Systems International Corporation ("plaintiff") costs in the amount of $9,909.06. Defendants claim that the court had neither the authority nor the jurisdiction t... More...

$9909 (03-18-2003 - MO)

<a href="http://www.ca8.uscourts.gov/opndir/02/07/013503P.pdf" target="_new">Verizon v. Inverizon International</a>

Verizon Communications, Inc. and Verizon Trademark Services, LLC (collectively "Verizon") appeal the district court's decision to stay this declaratory judgment action pending resolution of a state court action filed by Inverizon International, Inc. ("Inverizon"). We reverse and remand for further proceedings. * * * On July 25, 2000, Inverizon sent a cease and desist letter to Verizon, demandi... More...

$0 (07-11-2002 - MO)

<a href="http://www.ca8.uscourts.gov/opndir/00/09/993609P.pdf" target="_new">Home Builders Association of Greater St. Louis v. L & L Exhibition Management, Inc.</a>

UnknownHBA is a nonprofit organization representing the home-building industry in metropolitan St. Louis. HBA members build homes; associate members supply goods and services to home builders. HBA has sponsored home and garden shows in the greater St. Louis area for more than forty years. Since 1981, HBA has held two shows each year, one in the spring called “The St. Louis Builders Home ... More...

$0 (09-12-2000 - MO)

<a href="http://www.ll.georgetown.edu/Fed-Ct/Circuit/fed/opinions/99-1557.html" target="_new">Ruiz v. A.B. Chance Co.</a>

The A.B. Chance Company ("Chance") appeals the decision of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri finding claims 1 through 4 and claims 6 through 8 of U.S. Patent Nos. 5,139,368 ("the ’368 patent") and 5,171,107 ("the ’107 patent") invalid for obviousness under 35 U.S.C. § 103 (1999). On cross-appeal, Richard Ruiz and Foundation Anchoring Systems, Inc. (... More...

$0 (12-06-2000 - MO)

K&K Jump Start/Chargers, Inc. v. Schumacher Electric Corporation

Patent Infringement Claim - Licensee of patent sued competitor for infringement. Defendant claimed that it used a bar instead of a partition to achieve the desired result and that its product did not infringe.... More...

$0 (06-07-2000 - MO)

Uncle Sam's Safari Outfitters, Inc. v. <a href="http://www.iamunclesam.com">Uncle Sam's Army Navy Outfitters-Manhattan, Inc.</a>, Uncle Sam's Army Navy Outfitters-Niagara Falls, Inc., Richard Geist and Robert Geist

Uncle Sam's Safari Outfitters, Inc. brought this suit against defendants Uncle Sam's Army Navy Outfitters-Manhattan, Inc., Uncle Sam's Army Navy Outfitters-Niagara Falls, Inc., Richard Geist and Robert Geist for trademark infringement under 15 U.S.C. 1114 and unfair competition under 15 U.S.C. 1125. Plaintiff asked for monetary and injunctive relief. Defendant's moved to dismiss for lack of p... More...

$0 (04-13-2000 - MO)

Unidynamics Corporation d/b/a Crane National Vendors v. Automatic Produscts Internation, LTD. and Gross-Given Manufacturing Company, Inc.

Patent infringement. Unidynamics held a patent on a vending machine for dispensing refrigerated and unrefrigerated foods. ... More...

$0 (09-18-1998 - MO)

Unidynamics Corporation d/b/a Crane National Vendors v. Automatic Produscts Internation, LTD. and Gross-Given Manufacturing Company, Inc.

Patent infringement. Unidynamics held a patent on a vending machine for dispensing refrigerated and unrefrigerated foods. ... More...

$0 (09-18-1998 - MO)

Stephen B. Kessler, et al v. Michael Crichton, Steven Spielberg, et al

Copyright infringement - Plaintiff claimed that Defendant used his screenplay "Catch the Wind" to produce "Twister."... More...

$0 (01-28-1998 - MO)