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Clark Hill PLC

Colorado Court of Appeals rules Netflix subscriptions are “Tangible Personal Property” and taxable under Colorado law

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In a significant victory for the Colorado Department of Revenue, the Colorado Court of Appeals ruled this week that Netflix subscriptions are “tangible personal property” and therefore taxable under Colorado law, reversing a...more

Kaufman & Canoles

K&C Sports & Entertainment Law Weekly Roundup - June 2025 #3

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A former University of Michigan assistant football coach accused of hacking the personal information and intimate photos of thousands of students has asked a Michigan federal judge to set aside a default entry against him,...more

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Federal Circuit IP Appeals: Summaries of Key 2023 Decisions (8th Edition): Netflix, Inc. v. DivX, LLC, 80 F.4th 1352 (Fed. Cir....

Netflix petitioned for IPR of a DivX patent related to “trick play” functionality, which allows a user to fast forward, rewind, and scene skip frames. Netflix’s petition argued that the challenged claims would have been...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Latest Federal Court Cases - October 2023 #4

Netflix, Inc. v. DivX, LLC, Appeal Nos. 2022-1203, -1204 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 25, 2023) In its only precedential patent opinion this week, the Federal Circuit issued a cautionary note to petitioners in inter partes reviews. ...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Hit Rewind: Analogous Art and Field of Endeavor

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Addressing the Patent Trial & Appeal Board’s application of the field of endeavor and reasonably pertinent tests for determining analogous art, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit found that the Board should not...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Latest Federal Court Cases - September 2023 #2

Columbia Sportswear North America, Inc. v. Seirus Innovative Accessories, Inc., Appeal Nos. 2021-2299, -2338 (Fed. Cir. Sept. 15, 2023) - In a decade-old case that has raised a number of issues relating to design patents...more

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Georgia Court of Appeals joins growing wave of courts rejecting local government franchise fee claims against streaming companies

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The Georgia Court of Appeals recently joined a host of trial and appellate courts across the country that have rejected local governments’ demands for video service franchise fees from streaming service companies. See...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

Three Point Shot - November 2022

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NBA Properties Lands Slam Dunk in Intellectual Property Win Heard Around the Globe - NBA Properties, Inc. (“NBAP”), the exclusive licensee of the National Basketball Association (“NBA”) and NBA teams’ distinctive trademarks,...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Fee Award Appropriate for Trying to Refresh and Replay Case

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit upheld an attorneys’ fees award after the patent owner brought successive patent infringement suits attempting “to refile to wipe the slate clean” after the first court was...more

Mintz - Employment Viewpoints

California Court Deals Blow to Employee Mobility

California employers and executives might view fixed term employment agreements in a new light following a California appellate court’s unpublished decision suggesting employers do not violate California’s long-established...more

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Netflix Defeats Video Privacy Class Action

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In Mollett, et al. v. Netflix, Inc., No. 12-17045 (9th Cir. July 31, 2015), the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a putative class action filed against Netflix, Inc. for alleged violations of...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Ninth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Netflix Antitrust Suit

Last Friday, the Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a multidistrict class action brought by Netflix subscribers who claimed the company conspired with Walmart to dominate the online DVD sales and rental markets. In 2005,...more

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