Beyond the Limit: The Battle Over Copyright Back-Damages in Warner Chappell Music v. Nealy
The Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments on an important copyright case involving the discovery accrual rule.
The Eleventh Circuit's decision in Nealy v. Warner Chappell Music allowed seeking damages beyond three years from reasonable discovery.
"Comparison Prior Art" Must Be Tied to the Same Article of Manufacture as That Claimed
The Federal Circuit vacated a jury verdict of non-infringement in a design-patent infringement action filed by Columbia Sportswear against Seirus Innovative Accessories.
The lower court erred by not instructing the jury that 'comparison prior art' must be tied to the same article of manufacture as the claimed design.