Tracking Northern District of Illinois IP Cases
Flair Airlines, Ltd. v. Gregor LLC, No. 18 C 2023, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Jun. 25, 2019) (Guzman, J.).
Judge Guzman denied plaintiff Flair Airlines’ (“Flair”) Fed. R. Civ. P. 56 motion for summary judgment because of “numerous disputed facts” in this cybersquatting and related state law claims case involving a dispute over a…
Easton v. Primal Wear, Inc., No. 17 C 6081, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Mar. 29, 2019) (Tharp, J.).
Judge Tharp denied the plaintiffs’ (collectively “Primal Mode”) Fed. R. Civ. P. 56 motion for summary judgment and defendant Primal Wear’s Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(1) & (6) motion to dismiss in this Lanham Act trademark…
Quan v. Ty, Inc., No. 17 C 5683, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Mar. 20, 2019) (Kennelly, J.).
Judge Kennelly denied defendant Ty’s Fed. R. Civ. P. 56 motion for summary judgment as to equitable estoppel and abandonment regarding plaintiffs’ patent and copyright infringement claims regarding a plush seal that Ty marketed as “Wiggy.”
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GC2 Inc. v. Int’l Game Tech., No. 16 C 8784, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Nov. 12, 2018) (Kennelly, J.).
Judge Kennelly granted in part defendants’ (collectively IGT) Fed. R. Civ. P. 56 motion for summary judgment as to plaintiff GC2’s “Kitty Glitter” and “Maid of Money” games, to limit GC2’s recovery of profits and…
Lecat’s Ventriloscope v. MT Tool & Mfg., No. 16 C 5298, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Nov. 20, 2018) (Castillo, C.J.).
Chief Judge Castillo granted in part each parties’ cross-motion for summary judgment in this patent case involving a training system for ausculation – the act of listening to sounds within the body to diagnose…
GemShares LLC v. Secured Worldwide, LLC, No. 17 C 6221, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Feb. 13, 2019) (Kennelly, J.).
Judge Kennelly granted plaintiff GemShares’ motion for partial summary judgment as to liability on its breach of contract claim against the individual defendant.
The Southern District of New York’s prior ruling on defendant’s liability for…
LimeCoral, Ltd. v. CareerBuilder, LLC, No. 15 C 7484, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Mar. 9, 2017) (Der-Yeghiayan, J.).
Judge Der-Yeghiayan granted defendant CareerBuilder’s Fed. R. Civ. P. 56 motion for summary judgment as to plaintiff LimeCoral’s copyright, breach of contract and unjust enrichment claims. The Court also denied LimeCoral’s Rule 56 motion for partial…
Judge Chang denied defendant Artsana USA f/k/a Chicco’s summary judgment motion, except for a specific limitation on willful infringement, in this patent dispute involving infant play gyms.
First, the Court held that a jury could reasonably determine that Artsana’s connectors pivotally connected to the mat. The original design was a fold of fabric with a…
DRL Enters., Inc. v. North Atlantic Op. Co., Inc., No. 16 C 8384, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Mar. 12, 2018) (Castillo, C.J.).
Judge Castillo denied plaintiff DRL’s motion for summary judgment that defendants lacked standing to seek cancellation of DRL’s trademark registrations in this appeal of the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (“TTAB”) cancellation…
Illinois Tamale Co. v. El-Greg, Inc., No. 16 C 5387, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Mar. 29, 2018) (Kennelly, J.).
Judge Kennelly denied plaintiff Illinois Tamale’s and defendant El-Greg’s cross-motions for summary judgment in this Lanham Act dispute regarding Illinois Tamale’s PIZZA PUFFS trademarks.
As an initial matter, the Court refused to consider any crowd-sourced…
