Michelle Morgante

July 26, 2024 | The Recorder

The San Francisco-based team represents Amazon in two patent-infringement complaints filed by Israel-based BSD Crown, formerly known as Emblaze.

By Michelle Morgante

3 minute read

July 25, 2024 | The Recorder

Jurors in San Diego decided Platform Science willfully infringed on a patent held by Omnitracs of Texas. The former president of Omnitracs founded Platform Science in 2015.

By Michelle Morgante

3 minute read

July 24, 2024 | The Recorder

Virginia-based Multiply trademarked its stylized X logo in 2019. It says the 2023 rebranding of Twitter to X Corp. has caused confusion that has harmed its business.

By Michelle Morgante

5 minute read

July 23, 2024 | The Recorder

Fabricant Law of New York filed complaints against the six companies alleging that the contactless payment systems used in their apps violate a patent held by RFCyber of Texas.

By Michelle Morgante

3 minute read

July 22, 2024 | The Recorder

Plaintiffs alleged that the teams used several popular songs in videos that were posted on their official websites and through their social media accounts.

By Michelle Morgante

3 minute read

July 18, 2024 | The Recorder

Baker & Hostetler contends that West used the plaintiffs' composition in the Grammy-winning song "Hurricane" and has refused to pay royalties despite crediting them as songwriters.

By Michelle Morgante

4 minute read

July 16, 2024 | The Recorder

Musician Trevor Lawrence Jr. said Snoop Dogg and Death Row Records used two of his copyrighted tracks on songs released on the 2022 album "BODR" and sold through bundled digital "Stash Boxes" by Blockchain Game Partners.

By Michelle Morgante

3 minute read

July 16, 2024 | The Recorder

District Judge Robert Pitman of the Western District of Texas in Austin noted in his July 10 order that Roku's corporate headquarters are in San Jose, California, and that the technologies at issue are either in the Northern California District or in South Korea. He said factors such as ease of access to proof, the costs of attendance and the local interest weighed strongly in favor of the transfer. The Northern California District received the case Monday.

By Michelle Morgante

3 minute read

July 12, 2024 | The Recorder

Unidisc contends it owns the Canadian rights to the recordings of American folk singer Melanie and universal rights to the music of Utopia, an American band formed by Todd Rundgren. Brian Perera of Cleopatra Records refuted the claim, saying the company holds contracts with both artists.

By Michelle Morgante

4 minute read

July 11, 2024 | The Recorder

The complaint alleges Texas-based Brinker International encouraged the creation and posting of a video on social media that included significant portions of the band's 1994 song "Sabotage."

By Michelle Morgante

3 minute read