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Biggest IP cases of 2002

Posted by ryuzaki0 on 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)."

11 of 101 comments (clear)

  1. fp by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    fp

  2. hello ??? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    no other comments !!! where is everyone else today

  3. Please no more top 10 of anything anymore. Please? by brejc8 · · Score: 1, Offtopic

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

    --
    Mouse powered Chips, Open source Processors and Lego
  4. somehow.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    ....i think all discussion on this article will center around that Playboy Playmate.

  5. Terri Welles by MacAndrew · · 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?

  6. UM by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Gosh do we care?? NO!! screw you all!!

    I HATE ALL Y'ALL!!!

  7. phony bullonly stock markup FraUDs by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    being the souless provider of total BS, megasloth.con had ALL the rights to Godless deception, & larcenious FraUD.

    now IT appears that robbIE et AL is challenging them to a duo.

  8. IN DIRT POOR SOUTH AMERICA by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    IP SUES YOU.

    1. Re:IN DIRT POOR SOUTH AMERICA by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      in dirt poor south america they fuck each other all the time

  9. Re:Tired of Playboy's biggest breasts of the year by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I'm not!

  10. Re:Eldred vs Ashcroft? (copyright duration extensi by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    See Yahoo archive of selected cases here.