Thursday, December 10, 2020

Copyright year in review

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I had a great time presenting this to the Copyright Society of Los Angeles. My slides. This is going to be an opinionated overview; I know y...
Wednesday, December 09, 2020

Pirate donut's TM claim against Dunkin X'ed out

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Grazette v. Bitcoin of America, LLC, 2020 WL 6789352, No. 19-CV-4837 (MKB) (E.D.N.Y. Sept. 30, 2020) Despite the main name here, the quest...

advertising injury insurance covers false advertising/patent case despite exclusions

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In re Indian Harbor Ins. Co. v. SharkNinja Operating LLC, No. N20C-02-014 PRW CCLD (Del. Super. Ct. Nov. 19, 2020) Indian Harbor provided ...

it's not misleading to advertise the same thing with two names and two prices

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 Lokey v. CVS Pharmacy, Inc., 2020 WL 6822890, No. 20-cv-04782-LB (N.D. Cal. Nov. 20, 2020) Lokey alleged that CVS violated the FAL/UCL/CL...

MGM ekes out motion to dismiss TM claim against movie content

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Deus ex Machina Motorcycles Pty. Ltd. v. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc., No. CV 20-4822-PLA, 2020 WL 6875178 (C.D. Cal. Oct. 23, 2020) The Honey...
Tuesday, December 08, 2020

When is "verified by [platform]" an actionable misrepresentation about authenticity?

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Choon’s Design, LLC v. Contextlogic Inc., 2020 WL 6891824, No. 19-cv-05300-HSG (N.D. Cal. Nov. 24, 2020) Defendant Contextlogic runs Wish,...

Georgia "data breach as unfair trade practice" claim fails

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Collins v. Athens Orthopedic Clinic, 849 S.E.2d 213, A18A0296 (Ga. Ct. App. 2020) Former and current patients filed a putative class actio...

mere direct competition doesn't plausibly plead false advertising standing

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Allbirds, Inc. v. Giesswein Walkwaren AG, 2020 WL 6826487, No. 19-cv-05638-BLF (N.D. Cal. Jun. 4, 2020) Allbirds sued Giesswein for tradem...

Power pack plausibly promises more than it delivers

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Geske v. PNY Technol., Inc., No. 19-cv-05170, 2020 WL 7042887 (N.D. Ill. Nov. 30, 2020) A delightful example of Seventh Circuit style, cle...
Monday, December 07, 2020

failure to disclose influencer payment/review connections is misleading

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EIS, Inc. v. Wow Tech Int’l GMBH, 2020 WL 7027528, No. 19-1227-LPS (D. Del. Nov. 30, 2020) The parties make vibrators. EIS sued defendants...

false designation of origin that fools Customs, not consumers, is not actionable

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Diamond Sawblades Manufacturers’ Coalition v. Diamond Tools Tech., LLC, 2020 WL 7028029, No. 1:19-cv-04674-TWP-TAB (S.D. Ind. Nov. 30, 2020)...

allegedly false warranty letter not material, but could still be TM infringement

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Window World Int’l, LLC v. O’Toole, 2020 WL 7041814, No. 4:19-cv-2363-SEP (E.D. Mo. Nov. 30, 2020) Plaintiff WW sells exterior home remode...

negligence claim v Amazon survives when 230 bars false advertising claim

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Brodie v. Green Spot Foods, LLC, 2020 WL 7027594, No. 20 Civ. 1178 (ER) (S.D.N.Y. Nov. 30, 2020) Brodie sued Green Spot and Amazon for “in...
Wednesday, December 02, 2020

Comments on DMCA reform

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Senator Tillis has been soliciting suggestions for DMCA reform (including 512, 1201, and 1202). With Jessica Litman, Pam Samuelson, and Jenn...
Thursday, November 12, 2020

advertiser can amend complaint against Facebook for click fraud claims

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DotStrategy Co. v. Facebook Inc., No. C 20-00170 WHA, 2020 WL 6591366 (N.D. Cal. Nov. 11, 2020) The court grants plaintiff’s motion for le...