Eastern District of California Blog

EDCA Patent Lawsuit Filed Over Diabetes Treatment

In a patent/copyright infringement lawsuit filed this week in Sacramento's U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California, Dr. Thomas Aoki claims that Greg Gilbert falsely claimed rights to a diabetes treatment invented and patented by Aoki.

Sacramento Bee, 10/29/11

EDCA Suit Over OMG Facts Twitter Feed

 "A mother claims her teen-age son created the OMGFacts Twitter feed, which became phenomenally successful, only to be diddled out of it by Spartz Inc., which promised him 30% of income from a 'YouTube channel,' then claimed all the copyrights and coughed up only $100."   Courthouse News, 4/27/11; [Added 5/2/11:  Sacramento Bee, Clash Over OMG Twitter Feed Headed to Court, 5/2/11].

Software Writer Wins $1.1 Million Sacramento Jury Verdict Against Former Friend

At the close of a seven-day trial, including 7 1/2 hours of deliberations, an eight-member jury found Wednesday that both DiCarlo and his company had infringed upon the copyright on Adler's software and awarded him $1,110,699 in damages.

The panel also awarded DiCarlo $3,200 on his claim that Adler had unlawfully accessed RelyNet's computers, when he fixed it so he could easily remove the software as the pair's relationship was about to run aground.

Adler's attorney, Glenn Peterson, said the jury was "not at all intimidated by the technical stuff, nor were they overwhelmed by complicated rules of law. They were all business, and their verdict reflects that."

Reached Friday by telephone, DiCarlo said, "I am definitely disappointed. We will definitely appeal. We definitely don't feel justice was done." But, he said, "I feel it is definitely ongoing, so I don't think it's appropriate to comment at this time."

Sacramento Bee, 2/7/10