Patents, copyright, trademark

The governing law

17 U.S.C.

• 17 U.S.C. § 101 § 101. Definitions cited by 2221 cases
• 17 U.S.C. § 106 § 106. Exclusive rights in copyrighted works cited by 1310 cases
• 17 U.S.C. § 102 §102. Subject matter of copyright: In general cited by 1025 cases
• 17 U.S.C. § 504 § 504. Remedies for infringement: Damages and profits cited by 903 cases
• 17 U.S.C. § 505 § 505. Remedies for infringement: Costs and attorney’s fees cited by 790 cases
• 17 U.S.C. § 501 § 501. Infringement of copyright cited by 759 cases
• 17 U.S.C. § 410 § 410. Registration of claim and issuance of certificate cited by 649 cases
• 17 U.S.C. § 301 § 301. Preemption with respect to other laws cited by 619 cases
• 17 U.S.C. § 107 § 107. Limitations on exclusive rights: Fair use cited by 535 cases
• 17 U.S.C. § 411 §411. Registration and civil infringement actions cited by 439 cases
• 17 U.S.C. § 201 § 201. Ownership of copyright cited by 412 cases
• 17 U.S.C. § 502 § 502. Remedies for infringement: Injunctions cited by 391 cases
• 17 U.S.C. § 507 § 507. Limitations on actions cited by 258 cases
• 17 U.S.C. § 103 § 103. Subject matter of copyright: Compilations and derivative works cited by 234 cases

35 U.S.C.

• 35 U.S.C. § 103 §103. Conditions for patentability; non-obvious subject matter A patent for a claimed invention may not be obtained, notwithstanding that the claimed invention is not identically d cited by 3903 cases
• 35 U.S.C. § 102 §102. Conditions for patentability; novelty cited by 3432 cases
• 35 U.S.C. § 112 §112. Specification cited by 3373 cases
• 35 U.S.C. § 271 §271. Infringement of patent cited by 2433 cases
• 35 U.S.C. § 282 §282. Presumption of validity; defenses cited by 2259 cases
• 35 U.S.C. § 285 §285. Attorney fees The court in exceptional cases may award reasonable attorney fees to the prevailing party. (July 19, 1952, ch. 950, 66 Stat. 813 .) cited by 1380 cases
• 35 U.S.C. § 101 §101. Inventions patentable Whoever invents or discovers any new and useful process, machine, manufacture, or composition of matter, or any new and useful improvement thereof, may cited by 1239 cases
• 35 U.S.C. § 284 §284. Damages Upon finding for the claimant the court shall award the claimant damages adequate to compensate for the infringement, but in no event less than a reasonable royalty f cited by 923 cases
• 35 U.S.C. § 120 §120. Benefit of earlier filing date in the United States An application for patent for an invention disclosed in the manner provided by section 112(a) (other than the requirement cited by 397 cases
• 35 U.S.C. § 154 §154. Contents and term of patent; provisional rights cited by 397 cases
• 35 U.S.C. § 283 §283. Injunction The several courts having jurisdiction of cases under this title may grant injunctions in accordance with the principles of equity to prevent the violation of any cited by 368 cases
• 35 U.S.C. § 251 §251. Reissue of defective patents cited by 311 cases
• section 100 §100. Definitions When used in this title unless the context otherwise indicates- cited by 307 cases
• 35 U.S.C. § 287 §287. Limitation on damages and other remedies; marking and notice cited by 298 cases
• 35 U.S.C. § 281 §281. Remedy for infringement of patent A patentee shall have remedy by civil action for infringement of his patent. (July 19, 1952, ch. 950, 66 Stat. 812 .) cited by 272 cases
• 35 U.S.C. § 141 §141. Appeal to Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit cited by 228 cases

Representative cases

1. Markman v. Westview Instruments, Inc., 52 F.3d 967 construes 35 U.S.C. § 112, 35 U.S.C. § 151, 35 U.S.C. § 154; cited by 1690 cases
2. Markman v. Westview Instruments, Inc., 517 U.S. 370 construes 35 U.S.C. § 112, 35 U.S.C. § 271; cited by 1760 cases
3. Cybor Corp. v. FAS Technologies, Inc., 138 F.3d 1448 construes 35 U.S.C. § 112, 35 U.S.C. § 284, 35 U.S.C. § 285; cited by 982 cases
4. Ebay Inc. v. Mercexchange, L. L. C., 547 U.S. 388 construes 17 U.S.C. § 502, 35 U.S.C. § 261, 35 U.S.C. § 283; cited by 879 cases
5. Phillips v. AWH Corp., 415 F.3d 1303 construes 35 U.S.C. § 112, 35 U.S.C. § 251; cited by 1260 cases
6. Chambers v. Time Warner, Inc., 282 F.3d 147 construes 17 U.S.C. § 106, 17 U.S.C. § 114; cited by 1165 cases
7. Rite-Hite Corp. v. Kelley Co., 56 F.3d 1538 construes 35 U.S.C. § 154, 35 U.S.C. § 281, 35 U.S.C. § 283, 35 U.S.C. § 284, 35 U.S.C. § 286; cited by 286 cases
8. Brooktree Corp. v. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., 977 F.2d 1555 construes 17 U.S.C. § 101, 17 U.S.C. § 106, 17 U.S.C. § 505, 17 U.S.C. § 901, 17 U.S.C. § 902; cited by 123 cases
9. Data General Corp. v. Grumman Systems Support Corp., 36 F.3d 1147 construes 17 U.S.C. § 102, 17 U.S.C. § 106, 17 U.S.C. § 301, 17 U.S.C. § 408, 17 U.S.C. § 409; cited by 191 cases
10. Warner-Jenkinson Co. v. Hilton Davis Chemical Co., 520 U.S. 17 construes 35 U.S.C. § 112, section 100; cited by 936 cases

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