Enterprise Management Limited Inc et al v. Construx Software Builders Inc et al

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Case Number:

2:19-cv-01458

Court:

Washington Western

Nature of Suit:

Copyright

Judge:

David W. Christel

Firms

  1. August 05, 2024

    No Atty Fees For Either Side After $8K Copyright Verdict

    A Washington federal judge refused Monday to grant plaintiff Enterprise Management's request for over $920,000 in fees after winning an $8,000 copyright verdict, finding that although it was the prevailing party, it "filed meritless claims, knowingly pursued baseless claims, and sought settlement amounts that exceeded the value of this case."

  2. June 28, 2024

    Firm Asks $460K In Fees After $8K Awarded In Copyright Case

    A Seattle-based intellectual property firm is seeking $460,000 in attorney fees for its defense of a software company client battling copyright and patent infringement allegations brought by a leadership consultant, despite the client's losing an $8,000 judgment on one claim.

  3. June 13, 2024

    Jury Finds Infringement In Chart Copyright Case

    A Washington federal jury on Thursday found that a software company infringed copyright registrations for a teaching chart, awarding leadership consulting company Enterprise Management Ltd. $8,000 but finding that the infringement was not willful.

  4. February 06, 2024

    Charts May Not Be Greatly Similar In IP Case, Judge Says

    A federal magistrate judge said he was not convinced that a Washington software company's managing chart was "strikingly similar" to a chart created by a management consultant who has accused the software firm of infringement, questioning Tuesday if there was enough to show that the defendants had direct access to the protected chart.

  5. December 20, 2023

    Wash. Judge Open To More Discovery In Chart Copyright Suit

    A Washington federal judge said Wednesday he's likely to briefly renew discovery in a copyright suit over a management teaching tool, agreeing that the software CEO accused of ripping off the chart deserved more information about a decades-old version the plaintiffs claim was just unearthed.

  6. December 14, 2023

    IP Forecast: Del. Judge To Hear Kidney Drug Case

    As the year winds down, a Delaware federal judge is set to oversee a trial over a major Japanese pharmaceutical company's claims that an Indian rival's efforts to market a generic version of a blockbuster kidney disease treatment infringe its patents. Here's a look at that case — plus all the other major intellectual property matters on deck in the coming week.

  7. July 18, 2023

    9th Circ. Strikes Software Co.'s Win In Copyright Case

    The Ninth Circuit ruled Monday that copyright registration of a derivative work covers elements shared by earlier unregistered versions, recognizing a management consultant's right to sue a software company for allegedly copying both iterations of a teaching tool she claims to have created.