The Lanham Act’s surprising penumbras
Here I thought I understood something about the Lanham Act. But wait, there’s more! Did you know this?: The purpose of the Lanham Act is to... Read more
Tag: Contributory Infringement
Best of 2013: The Lanham Act’s surprising penumbras
First published on July 15, 2013. Here I thought I understood something about the Lanham Act. But wait, there’s more! Did you know this?: The purpose... Read more
“Just taking orders” doesn’t cut it for eBay in Germany
eBay evidently got rocked by Rolex* in its German litigation this year, and we may never have heard about it if not for a securities... Read more
Key decision
“Google makes money not by reason of the nature of the keyword, but by someone clicking on the keyword,” Google lawyer Alexandra Neri told a... Read more
Not Baidu enough
Baidu is another case in which the court declined to extend anything like a strict-liability standard for contributory infringement, in this case against a domain... Read more