(Florida attorney) Coyne’s & Co., Inc. v. Enesco, LLC
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(U.S. 8th Cir., Commercial Law, Contracts, Copyright, Injury And Tort Law, Intellectual Property, Trade Secrets, Trademark) In a suit related to the early termination of a distributor agreement, denial of a preliminary injunction is affirmed where plaintiff could not demonstrate a likelihood of success on its claims since the distributor agreement was no longer in effect, and defendant’s termination of the agreement did not fall under the Minnesota Franchise Act’s termination requirements since plaintiff had never paid defendant a franchise fee.
Hyatt v. Director, Patent and Trademark Office
(U.S. Fed. Cir., Intellectual Property, Patent) In a consolidated case involving four civil actions brought by plaintiff under 35 U.S.C. section 145 (2000) regarding plaintiff’s twelve patent applications, decision in favor of plaintiff is affirmed where: 1) the district court correctly interpreted 37 C.F.R. section 1.192(c)(7); and 2) the district court’s remand order did not require defendant-board to consider arguments waived by plaintiff.
Taco Bell Corp. v. TBWA Chiat/Day Inc.
(U.S. 9th Cir., Contracts, Entertainment Law, Food & Beverages, Intellectual Property, Media Law, Remedies) In a suit against an advertising agency seeking indemnification for damages entered against plaintiff in a suit based on plaintiff’s breach of an implied contract for using a third party’s Chihuahua character in advertising developed by defendant, summary judgment for defendant is affirmed where the evidence only showed fault for the previous liability on the part of plaintiff, thus defendant owed no duty to indemnify.