Amini Innovation Corp. v. Anthony California, Inc. et al, 439 F.3d 1365 (Fed. Cir. 2006)

Donald M. Cislo Esquire

Case Conclusion Date: March 3, 2006

Practice Area: Copyright Infringement

Outcome: Plaintiff prevailed on appeal

Description: in a case involving an alleged infringer of copyrights and a furniture design patent, because the trial court mistakenly applied both the extrinsic and intrinsic tests for substantial similarity in copyright infringement, and an element-by-element test for design patent infringement, the Court reversed summary judgment non-infringement