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In Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc. v. American Home Assurance Co., ___ F.3d ___ (9th Cir. July 15, 2008), the Ninth Circuit held that the defendant's "professional liability" and "general liability" ... ; Prof. Code § 17200 et seq.). The assertions in the false advertising and negligent misrepresentation claims primarily revolved around Sony's statements in press releases, advertising, product packaging, and instruction manuals that the PlayStation 2 would function as a ...

... , right? Not quite. According to a complaint filed in Thorner v. Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc., Case No. 09-01894 (NJ filed April 21, ... to them, and that in that negotiation process he sought help from the same attorneys that represented Sony. According to the complaint, those attorneys helped him with the license, and they encouraged ... deal. He has sued them for legal malpractice, and has sued Sony for infringement of his patents. This case is just beginning, so we will have to wait to ...

In 2006 Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. applied for an injunction against Dawn Gilbert, as the result of the more than 100 phone calls that she made to Sony personnel between March 2006 and June 2006. Ms. Gilbert's calls were to protest Sony's...(read more)

... litigator, Chu leads the charge at national powerhouse Irell with major verdicts, including $74 million for TiVo Inc. in a 2006 patent infringement case in Texas federal court and a $500 million jury award in 2002 for ... , one arbitration and one appeal, including an $82 million jury verdict for Immersion Corp. against Sony Computer Entertainment. In January, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed TiVo's 2006 jury verdict win. Debra Wong Yang 48, Gibson Dunn Being pushed out of ...

... If you notice any that are missing, please let us know. WizKids, Inc. v. Wizards of the Coast, filed May 25, 2007 (W.D. Wa) KSR ... v. Microsoft et al. (PENDING) E.D. Tex. Immersion v. Sony (PENDING) N.D. Cal. (on appeal to Federal Circuit) Konami v. Roxor ... Gateway, __ F.3d. __ (8th Cir. 2006) Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc. v. Filipiak (N.D. Cal., December 27, 2005) ... Dirkschneider, 571 F. Supp. 282 (D.C. Neb. 1983) Atari, Inc. v. North American Philips Consumer Elecs. Group Corp., 672 F. ...

Seeking to lift ad dollars, Sony to track user data - pdf Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. yesterday disclosed a data-sharing agreement with Nielsen Co. designed to attract advertising revenue and bring life back to sluggish PlayStation 3 sales. Dave Karraker, spokesman for Sony, said Nielsen will have access to data from the PlayStation 3 systems as well as the PlayStation Network, which enables users to play against one another online. The ...

... arm," the Copyright Alliance Education Foundation. It "will develop educational programs aimed at helping America's next generation of creators succeed." CAEF also provides links to already ... element of the first factor enquiry into its purpose and character."); Sony Computer Entertainment Am., Inc. v. Bleem, LLC, 214 F.3d 1022, 1026 ... use would presumptively be unfair."). Cf. Campbell, 510 U.S. at 584 ("Sony itself called for no hard evidentiary presumption."). This misstatement about fair use doesn ...

... Patent 6488505, entitled "Vehicle competition with enhanced ghosting features," assigned to Midway Games West Inc." U.S. Pat. No. 6,522,333, entitled "Remote Communication Through Visual ... Pat. No. 6,722,989, entitled "Virtual Pet Game...," and assigned to Sony Computer Entertainment, Inc. U.S. Pat. No. 6,729,954, entitled "Battle method ... August 2, 2005, entitled "Adrenaline Feature For Sports Video Games," and assigned to Nintendo of America, Inc. U.S. Pat. No. 6,935,954 to Sterchi et al., issued ...

... the individual that hosts it, is technically not "enabling access... to a computer server." Rather it would be an ICP. - Zeran v. America Online, Inc., 129 F.3d 327 (4th Cir ... stock price. Unfounded allegations of stock manipulation were also insufficient. - Sony Music Entertainment, Inc. v. Does 1- 40, F.Supp. 2d 556 ( ... pertains to the identity of users based on specific times and dates of alleged infringement. Sony had already traced the IP addresses of the defendants and was unable to get their ...

... summary judgment in wide short ski case: Paul N Nelson v K2 Inc and K-2 Corproation (Washington State Patent Law Blog) District Court ... -code based neighbourhoods (Techdirt) Redbox Automated Retail - Universal Studios Home Entertainment hit with lawsuit accusing them of blocking competition and misusing their copyrights ... Adidas files lawsuit accusing several California footwear companies of infringing its three-stripe mark (Law360) Bank of America - Federal judge decides against consolidating Bank ...