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Nike vs. Lululemon: The Battle Over Flyknit Technology

Brett Trout

Although the case was just settled, this lawsuit was not Nikes first foray into patent infringement litigationnor is it likely to be its last. In its lawsuit, Nike sought both damages and a permanent injunction to stop Lululemon from producing the allegedly infringing designs. The lawsuit was settled in 2021.

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Amazon Must Defend “Yelp Law” Claim–Ramos v. Amazon

Eric Goldman

The flagship law in this area is the Consumer Review Fairness Act, enacted by Congress in 2016. violations; but I also think it’s clear this lawsuit is going to fail eventually. 25, 2024) The post Amazon Must Defend “Yelp Law” Claim–Ramos v. This pernicious business practice emerged around 15 years ago.

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Section 230 Immunizes Bing’s Search Results–White v. Microsoft

Eric Goldman

This lawsuit relates to an episode of the TV show Evil Lives Here called “I Invited Him In,” which discusses an NY serial killer named Nathaniel White. Among other defendants, he sued Microsoft for Bing search results linking to the episode. Microsoft defended on Section 230 grounds. 2016); Fakhrian v.

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Ninth Circuit Confusion About Moderators and Section 230–Quinteros v. Innogames

Eric Goldman

I summarized: This lawsuit involves the freemium videogame “ Forge of Empires.” She played the game virtually every day from 2016-19–over 10,000 hours worth–and spent over $9,000 on in-game transactions. These allegations do not treat Defendants as publishers or speakers and therefore are not covered by the CDA.

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The DTSA Ex Parte Seizure Provision Was Always Bad Policy–Janssen v. Evenus

Eric Goldman

In 2016, Congress enacted the Defend Trade Secret Act (DTSA). The DTSA ex parte seizure provision wasn’t designed to be used when there’s already an existing lawsuit between the players. Caliber * Trade Secret Owner Penalized For ‘Specious’ Misappropriation Lawsuit–BTS v.

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The 9th Circuit Keeps Trying to Ruin Cybersecurity–Enigma v. Malwarebytes

Eric Goldman

In 2016, Malwarebytes classified Enigma’s software as “malicious,” a “threat,” and a “potentially unwanted program” (or PUP), because the programs allegedly were “scareware.” Initially, Malwarebytes defended on Section 230(c)(2)(B).

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Fast Fashion Creating Even Faster Copies?: Examining Shein’s Intellectual Property and Racketeering Suit

The North Carolina Journey of Law and Technology

Here’s everything you need to know about the pending lawsuit: Shein’s ‘egregious intellectual property infringement’ is ‘baked into its business model’ The Plaintiffs’ Claims Designer Krista Perry is accusing Shein of selling wall art and phone cases emblazoned with “mechanical cop[ies]” of her original artwork.