Monthly Archives: December 2013

A song about big data

Posted on December 4, 2013 by rtushnet

Vienna Teng’s Hymn of Acxiom (bonus trademark question included). leave your life open. you don’t have to hide. someone is gathering every crumb you drop, these (mindless decisions and) moments you long forgot. keep them all. … is that wrong?isn’t … Continue reading →

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Eric Goldman previews Lexmark

Posted on December 2, 2013 by rtushnet

At Forbes, here.  As is obvious, Eric and I part ways on several issues, but as always I respect his viewpoint. http://tushnet.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default?alt=rss

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eBay seller loses gray goods case

Posted on December 2, 2013 by rtushnet

Bose Corporation v. Ejaz, No. 12-2403 (1st Cir. Oct. 4, 2013)  Bose won summary judgment on its breach of contract and trademark claims against Ejaz, who sold home theater systems made by Bose for use in the US to other … Continue reading →

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lawyer who doesn’t mediate lacks standing against mediators

Posted on December 2, 2013 by rtushnet

Stahl Law Firm v. Judicate West, 2013 WL 6200245, NO. C13-1668 (Nov. 27, 2013) Previous ruling on plaintiff’s lack of Article III standing.  Here the court finds that the amended complaint does not address the deficiencies identified earlier, denies defendants’ … Continue reading →

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distributor’s switch to direct sourcing leads to Lanham Act claim

Posted on December 2, 2013 by rtushnet

Alpha Pro Tech, Inc. v. VWR Intern. LLC, No. 12–1615, 2013 WL 6179065 (E.D. Pa. Nov. 26, 2013) One way to tell the story of this complaint: company decides to outsource production of a flagship product to China, gets burned … Continue reading →

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Publisher can’t maintain Lanham Act claim against satirical blog post

Posted on December 2, 2013 by rtushnet

Farah v. Esquire Magazine, No. 12–7055, 2013 WL 6169660, — F.3d – (D.C. Cir. Nov. 26, 2013) Mark Warren wrote a blog post on Esquire Magazine’s Politics Blog.  The entry was posted one day after the release of Jerome Corsi’s … Continue reading →

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