Facebook’s En Banc Plea Rejected by Third Circuit in News Anchor Row
shot by IP News Shots / 3:35 pm on 18 November, 2021
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit denied Meta Platforms Inc. formerly Facebook Inc.’s en banc plea for a full-court review regarding the intellectual property (IP) claim by Good Day Philadelphia co-anchor Karen Hepp. Karen had filed a lawsuit against Facebook for unauthorized use of her photo on its site. The decision of the Third Circuit maintains the panel’s split decision in favor of the television anchor ruling that the Communications Decency Act allows state law IP claims to continue regardless of the broad immunity Big Tech companies can use to resist lawsuits over site content.
Industry: IT Services, Media | News Category: Litigations | Type of IP: Patent
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Roku’s This Old House Accused of Infringement, Sued by SITO Mobile
shot by IP News Shots / 9:06 pm on 17 November, 2021
SITO Mobile, Ltd. has filed patent infringement lawsuit against Roku, Inc.’s This Old House Ventures, LLC in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. SITO has accused This Old House of infringing its 12 technology related patents which enable smooth viewing of video irrespective of connection speed. SITO is seeking cash compensation for the damages.
Industry: Entertainment, Media | News Category: Litigations | Type of IP: Patent
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Facebook Appeals 3rd Circuit to Review Journalist’s IP Suit
shot by IP News Shots / 2:57 pm on 25 October, 2021
Facebook, Inc. has appealed the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit for an en banc rehearing in an intellectual property (IP) suit with a Philadelphia-based journalist Karen Hepp. Facebook has insisted on the reinstitution of a lawsuit with Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act appealing the split panel’s ruling.
Industry: IT Services, Media | News Category: Litigations | Type of IP: All
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CAFC Partially Overturns District Court’s Ruling in Facebook and Hepp Row
shot by IP News Shots / 4:51 pm on 08 October, 2021
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) has partly overturned the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania’s ruling in the intellectual property (IP) row between Philadelphia’s news anchor, Karen Hepp and Facebook, Inc. CAFC addressed Hepp’s claims related to states’ publicity rights and found that claims pertaining to IP law. CAFC has affirmed to take action for the use of Hepp’s image to endorse dating service.
Industry: Media | News Category: Litigations | Type of IP: All
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Netflix Urges Texas Court to Transfer Patent Dispute to California
shot by IP News Shots / 6:59 pm on 07 October, 2021
Netflix, Inc. has appealed to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas judge to transfer its patent dispute with CA Technologies (formerly known as CA, Inc. and Computer Associates International, Inc.) to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Netflix has appealed that the company’s virtual spaces couldn’t decide the venue of the patent dispute.
Industry: Entertainment, Media, Software | News Category: Litigations | Type of IP: Patent
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Broadcast TV Equipment Seller Appeals SCOTUS to Review its Patent Eligibility Case
shot by IP News Shots / 6:15 pm on 04 October, 2021
ENCO Systems, Inc. has appealed to the Supreme Court of the U.S. (SCOTUS) to review the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) ruling over automated captioning technology patent. ENCO’s patent eligibility was denied in CAFC ruling against DaVincia, LLC which does business as Link Electronics. ENCO has claimed that its case is a better candidate for patent eligibility.
Industry: Electrical Equipment, Hardware & Equipment, Media | News Category: Litigations | Type of IP: Patent
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