Federal Circuit Vacates Lower Court Ruling in Elevator Patent Case By: Helen (Ye) He – edited by Davis Doherty Schindler Elevator Corp. v. Otis Elevator Co., No. 2009-1146 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 15, 2010) Slip opinion The Federal Circuit vacated the District Court for the Southern District of New York’s grant of summary judgment of noninfringement in favor of Defendant Otis Elevator.  The Federal Circuit concluded that the district court constructed Schindler Elevator’s patent claims too narrowly by construing the terms ... Read More...

Charges against Craigslist for their “Adult Services” section dismissed by Illinois District Court By Ye (Helen) He – Edited by Eric Engle Dart v. Craigslist, Inc., No. 09 C 1385 (N.D. Ill. Oct. 20, 2009) Opinion The United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois held, on Craigslist’s motion for judgment on the pleadings, that Craigslist is not liable for the content posted by its viewers. The court cited Section 230(c) of the Communications Decency Act, concluding that ... Read More...