Dastar Corp. v. Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp.

Holding that federal trademark law helps assure the mark holder that it "will reap the financial, reputation-related rewards associated with a desirable product" rather than an imitator (quoting Qualitex Co. v. Jacobson Prods. Co. , 514 U.S. 159, 163–164, 115 S.Ct. 1300, 131 L.Ed.2d 248 (1995) )

Kowal v. MCI Communications Corp.

Holding that statements of optimism give rise to a strong inference of scienter if they lacked a reasonable basis when made

Walker, Inc. v. Food Machinery

Holding that there may be a violation of the Sherman Act when a patent is procured by fraud, but recognizing that a patent is an exception to the general rule against monopolies

Proctor Gamble Co. v. Haugen

Holding that § 43 encompasses false claims about the plaintiff's use of its profits

Baty v. ProTech Insurance Agency

Holding that summary judgment on claim for tortious interference with existing contract disposed of the conspiracy claim

Greenberg Traurig v. Moody

Holding an expert may not testify on pure questions of law

Pro-Mold Tool Co. v. Great Lakes Plastics

Holding that, though we do not have exclusive jurisdiction over unfair competition claims, our own circuit law nonetheless determines when inequitable conduct also constitutes unfair competition

Lucent Info. Management v. Lucent Technologies

Holding that, under the Lanham Act, filing an application for federal registration of a trademark confers priority in the mark except against a person who has used the mark prior to such filing

Unitherm Food Systems v. Swift Eckrich

Holding that, with respect to the Walker Process standing inquiry, "[o]nce we have determined . . . that a patentee deserves no antitrust immunity, our inquiry shifts to apply the substantive antitrust laws. . . .

Doe v. Mutual of Omaha Ins. Co.

Section 1404 - Change of venue

Granting Class Plaintiffs' motion to transfer action in order to "facilitate a unified settlement approval process together with the class action cases in" In re Amex ASR

Section 1391 - Venue generally

Finding that venue lies where a "substantial part of the events or omissions giving rise to the claim" occurred

Section 1125 - False designations of origin, false descriptions, and dilution forbidden

Holding "the person who asserts trade dress protection has the burden of proving that the matter sought to be protected is not functional"

Section 2 - Monopolizing trade a felony; penalty

In § 2 cases under the Sherman Act, as in § 7 cases under the Clayton Act (Brown Shoe Co. v. United States, 370 U.S. 294, 325) there may be submarkets that are separate economic entities.

Section 13-423 - Personal jurisdiction based upon conduct

Authorizing jurisdiction over a person, who acts directly or by an agent

Section 293 - Nonresident patentee; service and notice

Vesting exclusive jurisdiction over foreign patentees in the Eastern District of Virginia