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Monthly Archives: July 2016
ADR website was commercial speech for purposes of client’s false advertising lawsuit
JAMS, Inc. v. Superior Court of San Diego County, No. D069862, — Cal. Rptr. 3d —-, 2016 WL 4014068 (Cal. Ct. App. Jul. 27, 2016) Kevin Kinsella sued JAMS, an ADR provider, and the Honorable Sheila Prell Sonenshine (Retired), alleging … Continue reading
Design Patent Damages event in DC, Aug. 2
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Design Patent Damages event in DC, Aug. 2
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Court of appeals says FU to state university’s TM claim
Florida International University Board of Trustees v. Florida National University, Inc., 2016 WL 4010164, — F.3d —-, No. 15-11509 (11th Cir. Jul. 26, 2016) FIU sued FNU for changing its name from Florida National College to Florida National University; the … Continue reading
Incentivizing creativity through suffering?
Ana Swanson at the Washington Post reports on a study that appears to connect unhappiness with greater creativity. If we care about incentivizing creative output, should we therefore deliberately torment artists? Borowiecki’s analysis suggests that negative emotions are not just … Continue reading
Reading list: the First Amendment and the FDA
Christopher Robertson, A Trojan Horse? How Expansion of the First Amendment Threatens Much More than the Regulation of Off-Label Drugs, forthcoming, __ Ohio State Law Journal __ (2017) Abstract: Scholars, advocates, and courts have begun to recognize a First Amendment … Continue reading
Failure to do anything to show damages leads to fee award in false advertising case
Gravelle v. Kaba Ilco Corp., No.13-CV-642, 2016 WL 3920208 (E.D.N.C. Jul. 15, 2016) Bringing false advertising claims isn’t risk free for the plaintiff. Not only may the defendant scrutinize the plaintiff’s own advertising for counterclaims, attorney’s fee awards against a … Continue reading
Settlement class can’t stand where settlement notice gave mistaken info
Duran v. Obesity Research Institute, LLC, No. D067917, 2016 WL 3913205 (Cal. Ct. App. Jun. 23, 2016) Duran sued ORI and Wal-Mart for allegedly falsely advertising the weight loss benefits of Lipozene and MetaboUp. The court approved a claims-made settlement … Continue reading
IP Professors’ Amicus in Star Athletica v. Varsity Brands
Filed today: Mark McKenna, Chris Sprigman, Mark Lemley, Tyler Ochoa, Betsy Rosenblatt, Pam Samuelson, Kathy Strandburg, and I submitted a brief in this copyright separability case, arguing that conceptual separability is simply a coda to physical separability, dealing with situations … Continue reading
Don’t send a TM to do a (c)’s job: 7th Circuit rules in Slep-Tone case
Mark McKenna organized an amicus brief in this case, which was not cited by the court but advocated a position similar to that adopted by the panel. Phoenix Entertainment Partners, LLC v. Rumsey, No. 15-2844 (7th Cir. July 21, 2016) … Continue reading
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