U.S. AUTO PARTS NETWORK, INC. v. PARTS GEEK, LLC

Nos. 10-56129, 10-56194.

692 F.3d 1009 (2012)

U.S. AUTO PARTS NETWORK, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. PARTS GEEK, LLC, a New Jersey limited liability company; Richard E. Pine; Brian Tinari, an individual; Lowell E. Mann, an individual; Dannie Hendershot, an individual; Lucas Thomason, an individual, Defendants-Appellees. U.S. Auto Parts Network, Inc., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Parts Geek, LLC, a New Jersey limited liability company; Richard E. Pine; Brian Tinari, an individual; Lowell E. Mann, an individual; Dannie Hendershot, an individual; Lucas Thomason, an individual, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed August 31, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald E. Hawxhurst (argued), Daryl M. Crone , Crone Hawxhurst LLP, Los Angeles, CA; Michael H. Simon , Christopher L. Garrett , Nathan R. Christensen , Perkins Coie LLP, Portland, OR, for appellant/cross-appellee U.S. Auto Parts Network, Inc.

Steven E. Angstreich (argued), Weir and Partners LLP, Cherry Hill, NJ; Daniel E. Sobelsohn , The Sobelsohn Law Firm, Los Angeles, CA, for appellee/cross-appellant Parts Geek LLC.

Wendy S. Albers (argued), Reed Smith LLP, Los Angeles, CA, for appellee Lucas Thomason.

Before: JEROME FARRIS, RICHARD R. CLIFTON, and SANDRA S. IKUTA, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

IKUTA, Circuit Judge:

U.S. Auto Parts Network (USAP) brought suit against Parts Geek, LLC and various individuals alleging, among other things, copyright infringement in certain e-commerce software. The district court granted summary judgment against USAP on its claim of copyright infringement because it concluded that USAP did not own the allegedly infringed copyright. Because there are genuine issues of material fact as to whether USAP owns a copyright...

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