No, really — counterfeiting
In the IP business, when you hear the word “counterfeiting,” you think — you know, fake Louis Vuitton handbags, Rolex “replicas,” that sort of thing.... Read more
Category: Counterfeiting & Piracy
Tide, logic turn on eBay counterfeit cases
Choose the quote that was actually attributed to a leading business magazine: “Ford shoulders too much of the burden, its ability to wring a profit... Read more
Foul baller
A former major leaguer goes from giving up runs to running from the law. From pitch counts to multiple counts. From pitching and hitting to... Read more
Credit card companies get green light to profit from, enable Internet piracy
Reuters reports that in Perfect 10, Inc. v. Visa Intl. Serv. Assn., 494 F.3d 788, 793 (9th Cir. 2007) the Ninth Circuit has affirmed (opinion here), 2-1, a... Read more
Where there’s smokes
The Denver Post reports a very interesting, and for trademark plaintiffs very troubling, decision that the Supreme Court has refused to review. It has to... Read more
Hollow comfort
Did you ever wonder just how effective holograms are as an anti-counterfeiting device? When they first came out in the 1980’s, we were all impressed.... Read more
My favorite infringements
Boing Boing: “Copyright infringement is your best entertainment value.” I can think of others, frankly, but fine. As long as we’re calling a spade a... Read more
Breakfast, lunch and dinner at Tiffany’s — on Costco
Costco owes Tiffany more than $19 million for selling counterfeit rings https://t.co/bPj2IC2a34 pic.twitter.com/ZUjavk8TRH — Business – DM (@BusinessMarkhor) August 15, 2017 I wrote last fall that... Read more
About as effective as the real Great Wall
A website called the Great Firewall of China tests websites to see if they’re being censored in China. To my disappointment, I don’t rate. And... Read more
eBay wins Tiffany case
Reuters reports that Tiffany’s gamble has not paid off: EBay Inc scored a major legal victory on Monday, when a federal judge ruled that Tiffany... Read more
But, of course
Shoes are dropping all over Europe: L’Oreal, the world’s largest cosmetics group, has launched legal action against eBay, alleging the online auctioneer does not do... Read more
uFaker: Fun and crowdsourcing for anticounterfeiting
I first encountered the uFaker people at this year’s annual The INTA meeting in whatever city it was, and I was so impressed that I... Read more
IP climate improving in China?
Bill Heinze reports that the environment for IP enforcement is improving in China. That’s news. It’s basically considered a no-man’s land now. I’ll be more... Read more
Best of 2010: Forget breakfast — eBay eats Tiffany’s lunch
The Second Circuit, unsurprisingly according to most commentators, has affirmed the decision of the Southern District of New York refusing to find eBay liable for... Read more