Our weekly SoCal IP Institute meeting on Monday, November 16, 2015, will be a discussion of the following cases:

Marya v. Warner/Chappell Music, Inc. (C. D. Cal. September 2, 2015) (available here).  Plaintiffs filed a declaratory judgment action seeking a ruling that defendant’s purported copyright in the Happy Birthday song was invalid. The court held that defendants do not own a valid copyright in the lyrics for the Happy Birthday song.

TimePlay Inc. v. Audience Entertainment LLC (C. D. Cal. November 10, 2015) (available here). Defendant Audience Entertainment filed a motion to dismiss alleging that the claims of plaintiff’s patent were invalid under 101 as they were directed to an abstract idea. The district court denied defendant’s motion to dismiss.

All are invited to join us in our discussion during the SoCal IP Institute meeting on Monday, November 16, 2015, at Noon in our Westlake Village office. This activity is approved for 1 hour of MCLE credit. If you will be joining us, please RSVP to Noelle Smith by 9 am Monday morning.