Cases

Over the past two decades, the Brooks Kushman litigation group has developed an overwhelming portfolio of federal intellectual property litigation. In all, Brooks Kushman has filed or defended hundreds of lawsuits relating to intellectual property rights.

Below is a listing of district and appellate court decisions that our firm has litigated.

Court	Case Name	Case Number	Date of Decision	Citation
Appellate	General Motors Corp. v. The Wildside	03-1748	October 2004	2004 WL 2309966 (6th Cir. (Mich.) 2004)
Appellate	Juicy Whip, Inc. v Orange Bang, Inc.	03-1609	September 2004	382 F.3d 1367 (Fed Cir.(Cal.) 2004)
Appellate	Ulra-Precision Mfg. Ltd. v. Ford Motor Co.	02-1622	July 2003	338 F.3d 1353 (Fed. Cir. (Mich.) 2003)
Appellate	Waner v. Ford Motor Co.	02-1184, -1185	June 2003	F.3d (Fed.Cir.(S.D.) 2003)
Appellate	Storage Technology Corp. v. Cisco Systems, Inc.	02-1232	May 2003	F.3d (Fed.Cir.(Cal.) 2003)
Appellate	Cincinnati Ins. Co. v. Zen Design Group, Ltd.	02-2034	May 2003	F.3d (6th Cir.(Mich.) 2003)
Appellate	Juicy Whip, Inc. v. Orange Bang, Inc.	01-1263; 01-1317	June 2002	292 F.3d 728 (Fed.Cir.(Cal.) 2002)
Appellate	Hilgraeve Corp. v. Symantec Corp.	00-1373; 00-1374	September 2001	265 F.3d 1336 (Fed.Cir.2001)
Appellate	Robotic Vision Systems, Inc. v. View Engineering, Inc.	00-1343; 00-1377	May 2001	249 F.3d 1307, (Fed.Cir.(Cal.) 2001)
Appellate	Schoell v. Regal Marine Industries, Inc.	99-1511	April 2001	247 F.3d 1202 (Fed.Cir.(Fla.) 2001)
Appellate	Electro Scientific Industries, Inc. v. General Scanning Inc.	99-1523; 99-1535; 00-1141; 1142	April 2001	247 F.3d 1341 (Fed.Cir.(Cal.) 2001)
Appellate	Hilgraeve Corp. v. McAfee Associates, Inc.	99-1481; 99-1491	August 2000	224 F.3d 1349 (Fed.Cir.(Mich.) 2000)
Appellate	Therma-Scan, Inc. v. Thermoscan, Inc.	99-1541	June 2000	217 F.3d 414 (6th Cir. (Mich.) 2000)
Appellate	STX LLC v. Brine Inc.	99-1341	April 2000	211 F.3d 588 (Fed.Cir.(Md.) 2000)
Appellate	View Engineering Inc. v. Robotic Vision Systems Inc.	99-1399	March 2000	208 F.3d 981 (Fed.Cir.(Cal.) 2000)
Appellate	Robotic Vision Systems, Inc. v. View Engineering, Inc.	98-1477	September 1999	189 F.3d 1370 (Fed.Cir.(Cal.) 1999)
Appellate	Juicy Whip Inc. v. Orange Bang Inc.	98-1379	August 1999	185 F.3d 1364 (Fed.Cir.(Cal.) 1999)
Appellate	View Engineering,Inc. v. Robotic Vision Systems Inc.	96-14725	June 1997	F.3d 962 (Fed.Cir.(Cal.) 1997)
Appellate	Robotic Vision Systems, Inc. v. View Engineering, Inc.	96-1365	May 1997	112 F.3d 1163 (Fed.Cir.(Cal.) 1997)
Appellate	Advance Watch Co., Ltd. v. Kemper Nat. Ins. Co.	95-1367, 1387	November 1996	99 F.3d 795 (6th Cir. (Mich.) 1996)
Appellate	Elmer v. Icc Fabricating, Inc.	94-1503	October 1995	67 F.3d 1571 (Fed.Cir. (Fla.) 1995)
Appellate	ABB Robotics Inc. v. GMFanuc Robotics Corp.	94-1334	April 1995	52 F.3d 1062 (Fed.Cir.(Mich.) 1995)
Appellate	Therma-Tru Corp. v. Peachtree Doors Inc.	92-1242, -1314	January 1995	44 F.3d 988 (Fed.Cir. (Mich.) 1995)
Appellate	Nike Inc. v. Wolverine World Wide Inc.	94-1181	December 1994	43 F.3d 644 (Fed.Cir. (Ore.) 1994)
Appellate	Wolverine World Wide, Inc. v. Nike, Inc.	94-1119	October 1994	38 F.3d 1192, (FedCir. (Mich.) 1994)
Appellate	Manville Sales Corp. v. Paramount Systems Inc.	90-1148, -1175	October 1990	917 F.2d 544 (Fed.Cir. (Pa.) 1990)
Appellate	Permeance Corp. v. Kennametal Inc.	89-1872	July 1990	908 F.2d 98 (6th Cir. (Mich.) 1990)
Appellate	Badalamenti v. Dunham's, Inc.	89-1460, 89-1528	February 1990	896 F.2d 1359 (Fed.Cir. (Mich.) 1990)
Appellate	Dana Corp. v. NOK, Inc.	88-1461	August 1989	882 F.2d 505 (Fed.Cir. (Mich.) (1989)
Appellate	Lear Siegler, Inc. v. Sealy Mattress Co. of Michigan, Inc.	88-1540; 88-1562	May 1989	873 F.2d 1422 (Fed.Cir.(Mich.) 1989)
Appellate	Dana Corp. v. IPC Ltd. Partnership	88-1194	October 1988	860 F.2d 415 (Fed.Cir. (Mich.) 1988)
Appellate	Carella v. Starlight Archery	86-728	December 1986	804 F.2d 135 (Fed.Cir. (Mich.) 1986)
Appellate	Glasstech, Inc. v. AB Kyro OY	85-1975	August 1985	769 F.2d 1574 (Fed.Cir. (Mich.) 1985)
District	Krippelz v. Ford Motor Co.	98 C 2361	July 2004	2004 WL 1576697 (N.D.Ill. 2004)
District	K.W. Muth Co. v Bing-Lear Mfg. Group, L.L.C.	01-71925	September 2003	219 F.R.D. 554 (E.D.Mich. 2003)
District	Hilgraeve, Inc. v. Symantec Corp.	CIV. 97-40370	July 2003	271 F.Supp2d 613 (E.D.Mich. 2003)
District	Hilgraeve, Inc. v. Symantec Corp.	CIV 97-40370	July 2003	271 F.Supp.2d 964 (E.D.Mich. 2003)
District	Hilgraeve Corp. v. Symantec corp.	CIV. 97-40370	January 2003	212 F.R.D. 345 (E.D.Mich. 2003)
District	In re Plastics Research Corp. Litigation	97CV763323	January 2002	63 U.S.P.Q.2d 1924 (E.D.Mich. 2002)
District	In re Plastics Research Corp. Litigation	97CV763323	January 2002	63 U.S.P.Q.2d 1924 (E.D.Mich. 2002)
District	Benedict v. General Motors Corp.	4:00CV483-RH	January 2002	184 F.Supp.2d 1197 (N.D.Fla.2002)
District	Hoskins Mfg. Co. v. PMC Corp.	98-40088	April 1999	47 F.Supp.2d 852 (E.D.Mich 1999)
District	Schoell v. Emerald City Harbor, Inc.	98-411-CIV-ORL-19B	March 1999	1999 WL 225505 (M.D.Fla. 1999)
District	STX, Inc. v. Brine, Inc.	AMD 97-1578	February 1999	37 F.Supp.2d 740 (D.Md. 1999)
District	Rainey v. Wayne State University	97-CV-60152-AA	September 1998	26 F.Supp.2d 973 (E.D.Mich. 1998)
District	Rainey v. Wayne State University	97-CV-60152-AA	August 1998	26 F.Supp.2d 963 (E.D.Mich. 1998)
District	Rothschild v. Ford Motor Co.	96-40275	March 1998	2 F.Supp.2d 941 (E.D.Mich. 1998)
District	Robotic Visions Systems, Inc. v. View Engineering, Inc.	CV 96-2288 LGB	November 1997	999 F.Supp. 1325 (C.C.Cal. 1997)
District	Caterpillar Inc. v. Detroit Diesel Corp.	3:95-CV-489RM	December 1996	961 F.Supp. 1249 (N.D.Ind. 1996)
District	American Exp. Co. v. CFK, Inc.	96-CV-72329	October 1996	947 F.Supp. 310 (E.D.Mich. 1996)
District	All Video, Inc. v. Hollywood Entertainment Corp.	96-40157	June 1996	929 F.Supp 262 (E.D.Mich. 1996)
District	Cobb Pub., Inc. v. Hearst Corp.	93-CV-71771-DT	June 1995	891 F.Supp. 388 (E.D.Mich. 1995)
District	Advance Watch Co., Ltd. v. Kemper Nat. Ins. Co.	94-CV-71918-DT	February 1995	878 F.Supp. 1034 (E.D.Mich. 1995)
District	Cobb Publishing, Inc. c. Hearst Corp.	93-CV-71771-DT	January 1995	907 F.Supp. 1038 (E.D.Mich. 1995)
District	Nike, Inc. c. Wolverine World Wide Inc.	93-125-MA	October 1993	869 F.Supp. 808 (D.Ore. 1993)
District	ABB Robotics, Inc. v. GMFanuc Robotics Corp.	92-C-58	August 1993	828 F.Supp. 1386 (E.D.Mich. 1991)
District	Kaliardos v. General Motors Corp.	88-73729	November 1991	777 F.Supp 543 (E.D.Mich. 1991)
District	Janda v. Riley-Meggs Industries, Inc.	89-71690	May 1991	764 F. Supp. 1223 (E.D.Mich. 1991)
District	In re Randbre Corp.	81 B 12518	October 1986	66 B.R. 482 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 1986)
District	Glasstech, Inc. v. Ab Kryo Oy	MDL 601	January 1986	635 F.Supp.465 (N.D.Ohio 1986)
District	Widger Chemical Corp. v. Chemfil Corp.	84-CV-1618--DT	January 1985	601 F.Supp. 845 (E.D.Mich 1985)
District	American Sunroof Corp. v. Cars & Concepts, Inc.	79-73212	June 1984	660 F.Supp. 1 (E.D.Mich. 1984)

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