Biggest IP cases of 2002

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Sunday December 29, 2002 @05:44AM from the stuff-that-matters dept.

scubacuda writes "Law.com's article, The Biggest IP Cases of 2002, has a nice summary of some of the intellectual property cases that have caught our attention this last year. Of particular interest to slashdotters: Kelly v. Arriba Soft Corp. (regarding Arriba's visual search engine), Enzo Biochem Inc. v. Gen-Probe Inc. (regarding a gene patent being invalid because it did not meet the written description requirement), an Illinois federal court injunction against Aimster, United States v. Elcom Ltd a/k/a Elcomsoft Co. Ltd. , and Playboy Enterprises Inc. v. Welles (regarding Playmate of the Year, Terri Welles, using Playboy's marks and metatags on her website)."

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Please no more top 10 of anything anymore. Please? by brejc8 · 2002-12-29 05:50 · Score: 1, Offtopic

I am getting tired of
"Playboy's biggest breasts of the year"
etc

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somehow.... by Anonymous Coward · 2002-12-29 05:50 · Score: 1, Offtopic

....i think all discussion on this article will center around that Playboy Playmate.
Terri Welles by MacAndrew · 2002-12-29 05:51 · Score: 1, Offtopic

Isn't this woman setting herself up for an obsessive stalker? I understand she wants to make money off her birthday looks, fine, and it wouldn't be her fault if/when some nutcase targets her, but the risk of harassment is huge given that her identity is so clearly established and the website purports to sell a way to get "close" to her.

As for typing into the Playboy mark, whatever. I suppose it makes your attractiveness prestigious?