| Intellectual Property Verdicts & Settlements | Click on case name to purchase report | |
| Verdict & Settlement Disposition | Description | Case Name |
| $21,363,585 | An independent tool company accused Sears of violating trade secrets by marketing a cutting tool similar to one that had been discussed in a confidential meeting. | RRK Holding Co. v. Sears Roebuck & Co.
N.D. Ill., No. 1:04-cv-03944 (11/19/07) |
| $18,000,000 | Silicon Space Technology alleged that LSI Logic used information about SST's technology that had been learned in negotiations between the two companies. |
Silicon Space Technology Corp. v. LSI Logic Corp. Travis Co., Texas, Dist. Ct., No. D-1-GN-06-001204 (12/14/07) |
| $611,562 | After its contract with a Michigan firm was terminated, Ramada claimed that the firm continued to use Ramada signs and other advertising and promotional material. | Ramada Worldwide Inc. v. Sayo Inc. D.N.J., No. 05-cv-05506-SDW-MCA (12/26/07) |
| $129,152 | Two individuals enrolled in an affiliate advertising program with Dell were sued by the company for registering domain names that included variants of the word "dell." | Dell Inc. v. Alf Temme W.D. Texas, No. 1:07-cv-00025-SS (01/15/08) |
| $86,670 | A Japanese sewing machine company and its subsidiaries alleged that American companies willfully infringed on their patents without their consent. | Tokai Kogyo Mishin Kabushiki Kaisha v. Feiya Americas LLC C.D. Calif., No. 2:06-cv-06536-R-CW (01/08/08) |
| $79,600 | Nike claimed that the website bullseyekicks.com sold unlicensed and counterfeit footwear that bore the Nike trademark. | Nike Inc. v. Burns C.D. Calif., No. 2:07-cv-03133-RGK-CW (01/08/08) |
| $50,121 | After their lease with Ramada was terminated, it was alleged that hotel firm Jaydutt continued to use Ramada's trademark, resulting in public confusion. | Ramada Worldwide Inc. v. Jaydutt Inc. D.N.J., No. 2:06-cv-03557 (01/08/08) |
| $25,000 | Disney claimed that an Orlando company, which sold posters containing poems about children's names, infringed upon its copyrighted cartoon characters. |
Disney Enterprises v. Law M.D. Fla., No. 6:07-cv-01153-GKS-GJK (01/24/08) |
| Defense | A musician known as "Elan" accused the handlers of a reggae artist using the same name of trademark infringement. Defense argued that she did not have a valid trademark on the moniker. | Abbywho, Inc. v. Interscope Records C.D. Calif., No. 06-cv-06724-MMM-JTL (10/23/07) |
| Defense | A company alleged that its ex-licensing partner maintained illegal links for its software. Defense contended the links were legal, pursuant to a signed agreement. | Columbia Data Products, Inc. v. Veritas Corporation M.D. Fla., No. 6:06-cv-00066-JA-KRS (12/06/07) |
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