Tuesday, May 18, 2010

difference between Mongolia and Mexico not defamatory

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Direct Shopping Network, LLC v. Interweave Press, LLC, 2010 WL 1951142 (Cal. App. 2 Dist.) DSN’s lawsuit begins with gemstones derived ...

Lawyer ad protected by anti-SLAPP law

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Simpson Strong-Tie Company, Inc. v. Gore, --- Cal. Rptr. 3d ----, 2010 WL 1948283 (Cal.) Simpson sued for defamation and related claims...
Sunday, May 16, 2010

The flavor of false advertising

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Pom Wonderful LLC v. Coca Cola Co., No. CV 08-06237 SJO (C.D. Cal. 2010) Fruit juice, like headache relief and razors, could get its own cha...
Saturday, May 15, 2010

Fair and fraudulent

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Fair Isaac Corp. v. Experian Information Solutions Inc., 2010 WL 1875479 (D. Minn.) Previous discussion . Fair Isaac lost summary jud...
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Friday, May 14, 2010

IP and disability

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Eric E. Johnson, Intellectual property's need for a disability perspective , 20 Geo. Mason U. Civ. Rts. L.J. 181-208 (2010). Notable for...
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Wednesday, May 12, 2010

"Iron Man 2 is the most expensive movie ever made about an intellectual property dispute."

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From here . On the other hand, Avatar was about property law, so maybe it still wins? My colleague Laura Donohue is writing about the pro...
Tuesday, May 11, 2010

patent infringement as advertising injury

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Hyundai Motor America v. National Union Fire Ins. Co., No. 08-56527 (9 th Cir. 2010) This advertising injury case addresses nontraditi...
Monday, May 10, 2010

This law review article was made for me

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Kirill Ershov, A Macabre Fixation: Is Plastination Copyrightable?, 32 University of Hawai'i Law Review 125 (2009). Two of my favorite t...
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Friday, May 07, 2010

No injury without materiality of patent-related claims

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Appliance Recycling Centers of America, Inc. v. JACO Environmental, Inc., 2010 WL 1767313 (9th Cir.) The district court granted summary...

Book cover not artwork, subject to right of publicity claim

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Yasin v. Q-Boro Holdings, LLC, 2010 WL 1704889 (Table) (N.Y.Sup.), 2010 N.Y. Slip Op. 50742(U), No. 13259/09 (Apr. 23, 2010) Tasleema Y...
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Thursday, May 06, 2010

No sleep 'til 7 hours from now

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Hansen Beverage Co. v. Vital Pharmaceutical, Inc. 2010 WL 1734960 (S.D. Cal.) Hansen sued Vital (VPX) for false advertising, unfair com...

Tough out there for a plaintiff's attorney

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Franklin Mint Company v. Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, --- Cal.Rptr.3d ----, 2010 WL 1744635 (Cal. App. 2 Dist.) Manatt represent...
Tuesday, May 04, 2010

Belated birthday

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I just spent an enjoyable chunk of the day listening to the podcasts from Berkeley/Santa Clara's Copyright at 300 . PDFs from many pane...
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Sunday, May 02, 2010

puffery and protein powder

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Cornelius v. DeLuca, 2010 WL 1709928 (D. Idaho) Derek Cornelius and SI03, Inc. sued in Missouri state court for violations of the Lanha...