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Nike vs. Lululemon: The Battle Over Flyknit Technology

Brett Trout

Nikes History of Defending Its Patents Nike is no stranger to intellectual property lawsuits. The sportswear giant has sued multiple competitors over its Flyknit technology, including: Adidas (2021) Nike accused AdidasPrimeknitshoes of infringing on Flyknit patents. The lawsuit was settled in 2021. The case was settled in 2022.

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Lessons Learned from 2024 and the Year Ahead in AI Litigation

Debevoise Data Blog

But this new era of AI has not come without controversy, as authors and rights holders have launched waves of litigation against the companies that trained and released generative AI models, as well as their investors and affiliates, alleging violations of intellectual property rights. 1] Proving Defendants Use of Training Data Inputs.

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Roblox Sanctioned for SAD Scheme Abuse–Roblox v. Schedule A Defendants

Eric Goldman

In the lawsuit I’m covering today, Roblox named over 250 defendants. If that’s true with the other 18 cases, Roblox may have sued 4,000+ defendants using the SAD Scheme. Hierl was the lead counsel on the Emojico case I opined on in 2021.] * * * Jurisdiction The defendant Bigfinz sells t-shirts. at issue here.

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Above the Law - Technology

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My New Article on Abusive “Schedule A” IP Lawsuits Will Likely Leave You Angry

Eric Goldman

I’m pleased to share a draft of a new paper, “ A SAD New Category of Abusive Intellectual Property Litigation.” This paper explains the scheme, how it bypasses standard legal safeguards, how it’s affected hundreds of thousands of defendants, and how it may have cost the federal courts a quarter-billion dollars.

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In a SAD Scheme Case, Court Rejects Injunction Over “Emoji” Trademark

Eric Goldman

(I wrote an expert declaration about them in 2021). One defendant fought back. I believe Emojico has sued hundreds or thousands of defendants because the word “emoji” appears in the product listing to describe an emoji displayed on the offered item. The SAD Scheme helps with that. ” That’s true.

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Court Finally Rejects “Discrimination” Lawsuit Against YouTube–Divino v. Google

Eric Goldman

When I first blogged this case in January 2021, I wrote: This lawsuit, like many others before it, claims that UGC services like YouTube commit illegal discrimination based on how they moderate content. YouTube nevertheless sidesteps the trouble because it apparently added the language in 2021 (seriously, what was YouTube thinking???)

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