Richmond, VA - The United States of America charged Darryl Julius Polo, aka djppimp, and Luis Angel Villarino with criminal copyright infringement and money laundering.

A resident of Las Vegas, Nevada, pleaded guilty to multiple criminal copyright and money laundering charges related to his running of iStreamItAll, one of the biggest illegal television show and movie streaming services in... More...    $0 (12-16-2019 - VA)

This case arises out of a denial of a motion for an award of attorney fees under the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1117(a), which allows a court to award “reasonable attorney fees to the prevailing party” in “exceptional cases.” For the reasons that follow, we hold that a prevailing party need only prove an exceptional case by a preponderance of the evidence, rather than by clear and convincing evidence... More...    $0 (05-29-2018 - VA)

BMG Rights Management (US) LLC (“BMG”), which owns copyrights in musical compositions, filed this suit alleging copyright infringement against Cox Communications, Inc. and CoxCom, LLC (collectively, “Cox”), providers of high-speed Internet access. BMG seeks to hold Cox contributorily liable for infringement of BMG’s copyrights by subscribers to Cox’s Internet service. Following extensive discovery... More...    $0 (02-14-2018 - VA)

Alexandria, VA - BMG Rights Management (US), LLC sued Cox Communications, Inc., FoxCom, LLC and Cox Enterprises, Inc. claiming that the defendants violated copyright laws by failing to reasonably implement a repeat-infringer policy and claiming that it was not entitled to the safe harbor exception under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. Plaintiff claimed that Cox to be less than cooperative in... More...    $25000000 (12-17-2015 - VA)

The class action settlement at issue in this appeal is “the culmination of years of litigation and negotiations” between class counsel and the defendants, LexisNexis Risk and Information Analytics Group, Inc.; Seisint, Inc.; and Reed Elsevier Inc. (together, “Lexis”). Berry v. LexisNexis Risk & Info. Analytics Grp., Inc., No. 3:11-CV-754, 2014 WL 4403524, at *1 (E.D. Va. Sept. 5, 2014). The dis... More...    $0 (12-07-2015 - VA)

Norfolk, VA - Operator of Second-Largest Music Piracy Website in the U.S. Sentenced to 3 Years for Criminal Copyright Infringement

Rocky P. Ouprasith, 23, of Charlotte, North Carolina, was sentenced today to 36 months in prison for reproducing and distributing without permission millions of infringing digital copies of copyrighted works, including copies of popular songs and albums befor... More...    $0 (11-18-2015 - VA)

In this appeal, we consider whether the Circuit Court of Prince William County ("trial court") erred by denying a request for disclosure of certain documents under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act ("VFOIA"), Code § 2.2-3700 et seq., and whether a public body may impose charges for the cost of reviewing documents under the statutory exclusion.

Dr. Michael Mann ("Professor Mann") i... More...    $0 (09-20-2015 - VA)

The Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1051-1141n, provides that a dissatisfied trademark applicant may seek review of an adverse ruling on his trademark application either by appealing the ruling to the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, id. § 1071(a)(1), or by commencing a de novo action in a federal district court, id. § 1071(b)(1). If he elects to proceed in a district court and no adverse pa... More...    $0 (04-23-2015 - VA)

Alexandria, VA - The United States of America charged Hana Amal Beshara with conspiracy and criminal copyright infringement for her role in the creation and operation of NinjaVideo, which was at one time one of the most popular places online to illegally download TV shows and movies. She was known online as Queen Phara.

Beshara along with Josh Evans and others created and operated NinjaVi... More...    $0 (06-04-2014 - VA)

Via various state statutes and a state constitutional amendment, Virginia prevents same-sex couples from marrying and refuses to recognize same-sex marriages performed elsewhere. Two same-sex couples filed suit to challenge the constitutionality of these laws, alleging that they violate the Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment. The district court granted the couples... More...    $0 (07-28-2014 - VA)

LYNCHBURG, VA – An Altavista, Va. man, who previously pled guilty to charges related to trafficking in counterfeit sports apparel, was sentenced today in the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia in Lynchburg.

George E. Hall, 46, of Altavista., Va., previously pled guilty to one count of trafficking in goods bearing counterfeit marks and one count of copyrigh... More...    $0 (05-13-2014 - VA)

Vringo sued Google, Inc. on a patent infringement theory claiming that Google's adword advertising violates a patent owned by it. ... More...    $1000000000000 (01-30-2014 - VA)

01 Communique sued LogMeIn, Inc. on a patent infringement theory claiming that technology used by the Defendant infringed a patent held by it.

LogMeIn denied wrongdoing.... More...    $0 (03-26-2013 - VA)

Appellant Rosetta Stone Ltd. appeals from an order, see Rosetta Stone Ltd. v. Google Inc., 730 F. Supp. 2d 531 (E.D. Va. 2010), granting summary judgment against Rosetta Stone on its claims against Appellee Google Inc. for trademark infringement, see 15 U.S.C. § 1114(1)(a); contributory and vicarious trademark infringement; and trademark dilution, see 15 U.S.C. § 1125(c)(1). Rosetta Stone also a... More...    $0 (04-09-2012 - VA)

Mark J. McBurney and Roger W. Hurlbert (collectively "Appellants") appeal the district court’s award of summary judgment to the Deputy Commissioner and Director of the Division of Child Support Enforcement for the Commonwealth of Virginia and the Director of the Real Estate Assessment Division of Henrico County, Virginia (collectively "Appellees"). The district court held that Virginia’s Freed... More...    $0 (02-01-2012 - VA)

ActiveVideo sued Verizon on a patent infringement theory claiming that Verizon wrongfully used technology patented by ActiveVideo while developing its FIOS cable television system. ActiveVideo is a small company that develops and markets cable television products such as video-on-demand. The company was started, under a different name, in the early 1990s by Virginia Beach resident Leo Hoarty. It i... More...    $115000000 (08-02-2011 - VA)

This appeal raises numerous issues arising out of the grant of summary judgment to Newport News Holdings Corporation ("NNHC") on its claims against Virtual City Vision and its owner Van James Bond Tran (collectively, "VCV") under the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act ("ACPA").

In addition to challenging summary judgment, VCV argues that the magistrate judge erred in refusing to r... More...    $0 (04-18-2011 - VA)

Appellee PBM Products, LLC (PBM) filed this action pursuant to the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. §1125(a), against Appellant Mead Johnson & Company, LLC (Mead Johnson) alleging that Mead Johnson distributed more than 1.5 million direct-to-consumer mailers that falsely claimed PBM’s baby formula products were inferior to Mead Johnson’s baby formula products. After a jury found that Mead Johnson had en... More...    $0 (04-20-2011 - VA)

Touchcom, Inc. and Touchcom Technologies, Inc. (collectively “Touchcomâ€�) appeal from the final judgment of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia dismissing Touchcom’s malpractice suit against the law firm of Bereskin & Parr (“B&Pâ€�) and attorney H. Samuel Frost. Touchcom, Inc. v. Bereskin & Parr, No. 07-CV-114, slip op. at 1 (E.D. Va. Feb. 4, 2008). The dis... More...    $0 (08-02-2009 - VA)

A state agency known as the Virginia Office for Protection and Advocacy, or "VOPA," brought this action in federal court against three Virginia officials in their official capacities. VOPA claims that the defendant state officials are violating federal law and seeks declaratory and injunctive relief. We hold that sovereign immunity bars VOPA’s suit. While Congress could seek to provide a federal... More...    $0 (06-02-2009 - VA)

In this case, the same patent, U.S. Patent No. 4,935,507 (the ’507 patent), occasions litigation in both the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia and the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The Virginia District Court granted the motion of Lupin Ltd. and Lupin Pharmaceuticals Inc. (collectively Lupin) for summary judgment of noninfring... More...    $0 (05-18-2009 - VA)

The Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts of India ("ICFAI") appeals from the district court’s September 2007 reinstatement of a 1998 default judgment in favor of the plaintiff, the CFA Institute.1 By its ruling, the court determined that it possessed personal jurisdiction over ICFAI under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(k)(2). On appeal, ICFAI contends that the court erred in its applicat... More...    $0 (01-30-2009 - VA)

Verizon Communications sued Cox Communications on a patent infringement theory claiming that Cox used VIOP technology covered by a patent issued to Verizon.

Cox denied Verizon's claims.... More...    $0 (10-11-2008 - VA)

In these consolidated appeals from civil actions in which a company alleged that certain former employees and agents formed a competing business, we consider whether the trial court erred by denying a motion to strike, submitting a breach of fiduciary duty claim to the jury, submitting a verdict form to the jury, instructing the jury, admitting a pre-resignation memorandum into evidence... More...    $0 (09-14-2007 - VA)

Louis Vuitton Malletier S.A., a French corporation located in Paris, that manufactures luxury luggage, handbags, and accessories, commenced this action against Haute Diggity Dog, LLC, a Nevada corporation that manufactures and sells pet products nationally, alleging trademark infringement under 15 U.S.C. § 1114(1)(a), trademark dilution under 15 U.S.C. § 1125(c), copyright infringement und... More...    $0 (11-15-2007 - VA)

Appellants Vonage Holdings Corp. and Vonage America, Inc. ("Vonage") appeal from the judgment of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia in favor of appellees Verizon Services Corp., Verizon Laboratories Inc., and Verizon Communications, Inc. ("Verizon"). The judgment awarded $58,000,000 in compensatory damages and a royalty of 5.5% on any future infringing sales, ... More...    $0 (09-28-2007 - VA)

In these consolidated appeals from civil actions in which a company alleged that certain former employees and agents formed a competing business, we consider whether the trial court erred by denying a motion to strike, submitting a breach of fiduciary duty claim to the jury, submitting a verdict form to the jury, instructing the jury, admitting a pre-resignation memorandum into evidence, ... More...    $1528342 (09-25-2007 - VA)

The defenses asserted by Defendant are not available.... More...    $3000000 (08-03-2007 - VA)

Telecommunications Systems, Inc. sued Mobile 365 on a patent infringement claim. Information about the patent that Telecommunications owned that it claimed was infringed by Mobile 365, a subsidiary Sybase, Inc., is not available.... More...    $12100000 (05-26-2007 - VA)

Vonage denied Verizon's claims and claimed that the five patents involved were ... More...    $58000000 (03-08-2007 - VA)

NTP, Inc. alleged that certain technology manufactured by Defendant Research In Motion, Limited directly and indirectly infringed upon thirty-one (31) claims in the following seven patents: U.S. Patent Nos. 5,436,960 (the `960 Patent), 5,438,611 (the `611 Patent), 5,625,670 (the `670 Patent), 5,631,946 (the `946 Patent), 5,819,172 (the `172 Patent), and 6,067,451 (the `451 Patent) (collect... More...    $612500000 (03-04-2006 - VA)

During trial, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia granted judgment as a matter of law (JMOL) and held that Infineon Technologies AG, Infineon Technologies North America Corp., and Infineon Technologies Holding North America Inc. (collectively Infineon) did not infringe Rambus Inc.'s patents. The jury later found Rambus liable for fraud associated with standar... More...    $100000000 (03-22-2005 - VA)

NTP, Inc. sued Research In Motion, Ltd. claiming that RIM's BlackBerry™ system infringed NTP's U.S. Patents Nos. 5,436,960 ("the '960 patent"); 5,625,670 ("the '670 patent"); 5,819,172 ("the '172 patent"); 6,067,451 ("the '451 patent"); and 6,317,592 ("the '592 patent") and a jury awarded NTP damaged in the amount of $53,704,322.69. The court also permanently enjoined any further infringement ... More...    $450000000 (03-16-2005 - VA)

Microsoft denied that it infringed Imagexpo's patent and that the technologies in question were different.... More...    $62300000 (11-14-2003 - VA)

Patent infringement claim by MercExchange LLC against eBay and related companies for infringing a process for operating online auctions developed by Tom Woolston who applied for online-auction related patents in the spring of 1995, about 5 months before Pierre Omidyar launched the original eBay Web site.... More...    $29500000 (08-12-2003 - VA)

Barcelona.com, Inc. ("Bcom, Inc."), a Delaware corporation, commenced this action under the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act against Excelentisimo Ayuntamiento de Barcelona (the City Council of Barcelona, Spain) for a declaratory judgment that Bcom, Inc.'s registration and use of the domain name is not unlawful under the Lanham Act (Chapter 22 of Title 15 of the ... More...    $0 (06-02-2003 - VA)

EBay denied that its procedures infringed Woolston's patents, and that those patents... More...    $35000000 (05-28-2003 - VA)