IP Developments for the New Media and Gaming Industry
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© 2015 ROBINS KAPLAN LLP
Focus on Intellectual Property for New MediaTaking Stock in Developing IP Law
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1DVRs Okay, Copying to Remove Ads Not
Fox Broad. Co. v. Dish Network, LLC, No. 2:12-cv-04529-DMG-SH (C.D. Cal. Jan. 12, 2015)
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2Digital Reproductions of Images Okay to Sell Physical Products
Rosen v. eBay, Inc., No. 2:13-cv-06801-MWF-E (C.D. Cal. Jan. 16, 2015)
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3Reproducing Photos on Commercial Social Media Page Iffy
N. Jersey Media Grp., Inc. v. Pirro, No.1:13-cv-07153-ER (S.D.N.Y. Feb. 10, 2015)
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4Indexing Video and Providing Clips Okay
Fox News Network, LLC v. TVEyes, Inc., No. 1:13-cv-05315-AKH (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 9, 2014)
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5Limited Recreation and Use of Film Scenes Okay
Arrow Prods., Ltd. v. The Weinstein Co., LLC, No. 1:13-cv-05488-TPG (S.D.N.Y. Aug. 25, 2014)
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6Artistic Recreation of Photograph for T-Shirt OkayKienitz v. Sconnie Nation, LLC, 766 F.3d 756 (7th Cir. 2014)
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7Inclusion of Sculpture In Architectural Photos Okay
Neri v. Monroe, No. 11-cv-429-slc (W.D. Wis. Feb. 26, 2014)
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8Digitizing and Indexing Books Okay
Authors Guild, Inc. v. Google Inc., 954 F. Supp. 2d 282 (S.D.N.Y. 2013)
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Actor ExpressionCOPYRIGHT IN PERFORMANCE
Garcia v. Google, No. 12-57302 (9th Cir. May 18 2015) (en banc)
NO LONGER EXISTS
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Copyright in CodePROTECTING API
INTERFACES
Oracle v. Google, 750 F.3d 1339 (Fed. Cir. 2014)
Solicitor General
Supports at SCOTUS
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Short on NutritionSHORT ON COPYRIGHT
Gorski v. Gymboree Corp., No. 14-CV-01314 (N.D. Cal. July 16, 2014)
NO SHORTCOPYRIGHTS
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Congratulating Celebrity in Ad Probably Not Okay
Michael Jordan v. Jewel Food Stores, Inc, Case No. 12 1992 (7th Cir., Feb. 19, 2014)
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Selling Stylized Image of Historically Significant Figure Okay
Rosa Parks and Raymond ParksInstitute for Self Development v. Target Corporation, No. 2:12-CV-817 (M.D. Ala. Feb. 9, 2015).
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Focus on Realistic Replication of Key Figures Not Okay
Keller v. Elec. Arts, 724 F.3d 1268 (9th Cir. 2013)
Davis v. Elec. Arts, No. 12-15737 (9th Cir. Jan. 6, 2015)
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Reproduction of Historically Significant Figures Okay
Noriega v. Activision/Blizzard, No. BC 551747, Slip Op. (Sup. Ct. Cal. Oct. 27, 2014)
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The Supreme Court Changed Everything
Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank, 134 S.Ct. 2347 (2014)
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1It’s brutal out there for software patent owners
Post Alice Federal Circuit decisions related to software patentability:
(It’s worse at the district court)
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2Fundamental economic and financial processes are abstract
Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank, 134 S.Ct. 2347 (2014)
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3Data structures are probably abstract
Content Extraction v. Wells Fargo, 776 F.3d 1343 (Fed. Cir. 2014)
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4Traditional ways of doing business are abstract
Ultramercial v. Hulu, 772 F.3d 709 (Fed. Cir. 2014)
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5If it can be done with a pencil and paper, it’s abstract
Synopsys v. Mentor Graphics, 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 6333 (N.D. Cal. Jan 20, 2015)
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6Computer automation will not overcome an abstract idea
Synopsys v. Mentor Graphics, 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 6333 (N.D. Cal. Jan 20, 2015)
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7Using typical building blocks will not overcome abstract idea
Open Text v. Box, 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 6309 (N.D. Cal. Jan 20, 2015)
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Focus on claims that solve technology problems
DDR Holdings v. Hotels.com, 773 F.3d 1245 (Fed. Cir. 2014)
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Highlight counter-intuitive uses of known technologies
DDR Holdings v. Hotels.com, 773 F.3d 1245 (Fed. Cir. 2014)
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Incorporate hardware elements into your software claims
Bascom Research v. LinkedIn, 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 4606 (N.D. Cal. Jan. 2, 2015)
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Be detailed in your specification and claims
HP v. ServiceNow, 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 29384 (N.D. Cal. Mar. 10, 2015)
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Keep focus on specialized algorithms and data structures
HP v. ServiceNow, 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 29384 (N.D. Cal. Mar. 10, 2015)
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Deceptive Adverting Claims Not Limited To Direct Competitors
Lexmark Int'l, Inc. v. Static Control Components, Inc., 134 S. Ct. 1377, 1395 (2014)
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The Demise of the Presumption of Irreparable Harm
Ferring Pharms., Inc. v. Watson Pharms., Inc., 765 F.3d 205, 215 (3d Cir. 2014)
Herb Reed Enters., LLC v. Fla. Entm't Mgmt., Inc., 736 F.3d 1239, 1249 (9th Cir. 2013)
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Offering Service Insufficient for “Used in Commerce”
Couture v. Playdom, Inc., 2015 U.S. App. LEXIS 3135 (Fed. Cir. 2015).