Show me the money
Copyright is happening all over the place! Now, a slight digression from the stemwinder I’m about to release here on fee shifting in copyright cases.... Read more
Tag: Trials
Patent medicine
Victoria Pynchon collects and reflects on some of the recent thinking about whether patent litigation makes any sense for anyone besides patent ligitators. Originally posted... Read more
Best of 2010: An opinion to Di for
First posted on May 5, 2010. I do a lot of bellyaching around here about how there are never any consequences for filing frivolous trademark... Read more
Best of 2009: “Infinity Dollars” — IP damages and the jury, Part 1
A lot of people, including judges, lawyers and civilians, don’t seem to really understand what statutory damages are all about. They are not supposed to... Read more
Best of 2006: Side by side comparison doesn’t decide likelihood of confusion
Originally posted on July 11, 2006. This is an important decision: The Second Circuit Court of Appeals has partially reversed the earlier ruling of the... Read more
Other people’s money
View Post WSJ.com’s Law Blog reports about the seven-figure effect in the Central District of California for a one-minute-late filing: A judgment in favor of... Read more
Side by side comparison doesn’t decide likelihood of confusion
This is an important decision: The Second Circuit Court of Appeals has partially reversed the earlier ruling of the U.S. District Court for the Southern... Read more
Hot fun in the summer time
A little while I ago I uploaded, at J.D. Supra, the three days of trial transcripts from last year’s desert extravaganza, the Designer Skin v.... Read more
Internet anonymity still a judicial fave
Evan Brown reports: A trial court in Arizona has quashed a subpoena served on Godaddy, issued by a plaintiff in a defamation suit against an... Read more
Humdinger of a copyright case
How can a statute of limitations for copyright infringement bar a state law claim for an accounting of profits between co-authors brought under diversity jurisdiction?... Read more
Tanked?
Cartier sued Apple last week, and before I had a chance to figure it out, they either un-sued them or announced that they were about... Read more
An opinion to Di for
I do a lot of bellyaching around here about how there are never any consequences for filing frivolous trademark and copyright lawsuits. What’s the worst... Read more
Trial call
Unbelievable day at trial in the Designer Skin v. S&L case yesterday. Maybe we’ll talk about it some day. Let’s see how today goes! Have... 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