Thursday, January 08, 2026

Dueling genealogists: photo (c) claims allowed, but not Lanham Act or factual compilation claims

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Hein v. Mai, 2026 WL 44798, No. 24-01126-JWB (D. Kan. Jan. 7, 2026) Some interesting stuff going on in the genealogy world! The Volga Ge...
Wednesday, January 07, 2026

false advertising's injury requirement causes reverse passing off claim to fail

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Kesters Merchandising Display International, Inc. v. SurfaceQuest, Inc., --- F.4th ----, 2026 WL 35198, No. 24-3112 (10th Cir. Jan. 6, 2026)...

laches, once established, bars Lanham Act claims even during more recent periods

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Design Gaps, Inc. v. Distinctive Design & Construction LLC, --- F.4th ----, 2025 WL 3492373, No. 24-1860 (Dec. 5, 2025) Super complica...

what particularity is required when an ad campaign has zillions of possibly algorithmic variants?

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Ledesma v. Hismile, Inc., --- F.Supp.3d ----, 2025 WL 3785960, No. 24-cv-03626-KAW (N.D. Cal. Sept. 23, 2025) Blogging because it’s one of...
Tuesday, December 30, 2025

literal falsity can exist without bald-faced lies, 9th Circuit confirms

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InSinkErator, LLC v. Joneca Co., No. 25-286,  2025 WL 3751867, -- F4th --  (9th Cir. Dec. 29, 2025) The court of appeals affirms the grant...
Monday, December 29, 2025

court rejects politician's slogan claim

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Cloobeck v. Villaraigosa, No. 2:25–cv–03790–AB (SK) (C.D. Cal. Dec. 8, 2025) Cloobeck, a 2026 California gubernatorial election candidate,...
Wednesday, December 24, 2025

no abuse of discretion in PI requiring advertiser to terminate liens that it told homeowners weren't liens

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People v. MV Realty PBC, LLC, 2025 WL 3719896, B341121 (Cal. Ct. App. Dec. 23, 2025) Blogging more in my property law prof hat, but with f...
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Monday, December 22, 2025

"monk fruit sweetener" plausibly should have more than 1.15% monkfruit

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Grimbaldeston v. Saraya USA, Inc., 2025 WL 3677857, No. 25-cv-05649-RFL (N.D. Cal. Dec. 17, 2025) Grimbaldeston brought the usual Californ...
Friday, December 19, 2025

trademark law firm loses trademark lawsuit

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LegalForce RAPC Worldwide P.C. v. MH Sub I, LLC, No. C 24-00669 WHA, 2025 WL 3675365 (N.D. Cal. Dec. 18, 2025) LegalForce, a law firm “spe...
Wednesday, December 17, 2025

license agreement termination might be invalid transfer in gross without a new partner for licensor

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Form Portfolios LLC v. Food52, Inc., 2025 WL 3638165, No. 24-cv-07690 (NCM) (CLP) (E.D.N.Y. Dec. 16, 2025) Form designs consumer products,...
Monday, December 15, 2025

Reading list and comments: Doctrine, Data, and the Death of DuPont

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Thomas Reichert, Doctrine, Data, and the Death of DuPont   (eta SSRN link)  Abstract: For fifty years, courts have claimed to apply a comp...

reasonable consumers read promotion terms on a gambling app, court rules

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De Leon v. DraftKings, Inc., 2025 WL 3551627, No. 25cv644 (DLC) (S.D.N.Y. Dec. 11, 2025) The court rejects false advertising claims agains...