The company argued that in addressing "repeat infringers," the statute refers only to adjudicated repeat infringers – those previously held liable for infringement in a court of law.
Another development in the ongoing fight between Apple and Motorola Mobility over patent infringements in Germany: a court has decided against Apple Inc. in a case involving its push email service on iCloud and MobileMe services in the country.
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Swedish telecoms gear maker Ericsson has filed a request with the U.S. International Trade Commission to ban U.S. imports of products made by South Korean group Samsung, The request from Ericsson, which said on Monday the products infringe on its patents, came after it sued Samsung for patent infringement in a U.S. court last week.
In December, a Paris court found Google guilty of copyright infringement in a similar suit brought by the French publishing group La Martinière.
Capitol Records nonetheless sued ReDigi for copyright infringement in a New York federal court and asked the judge to shut the service through a preliminary injunction.
Bayer has sued that company, Cipla, which is based in Mumbai, claiming patent infringement in a separate case that is pending.
The distinction between what is fair use and what is infringement in a particular case will not always be clear or easily defined.
A group of authors and publishers nevertheless have sued Google for copyright infringement in a year-old case that is slowly wending its way through federal court.
It is true that referees and linesmen would need a dozen pair of eyes to spot every infringement in a packed goalmouth, but Saturday's misdemeanors were hard to miss.
In a landmark decision last year, the Court of Justice ruled that Google was not liable for trademark infringement in a case brought by LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton and other brand owners.
