Righthaven Defendant Awarded $3,800 in Attorneys’ Fees–Righthaven v. Leon
By Eric Goldman Righthaven, LLC v. Leon, 2011 WL 2633118 (D. Nev. July 5, 2011). My most recent post on Righthaven. Judge Navarro ordered Righthaven to pay $3,815 to the…
June 2011 Quick Links, Part 1 (Copyright & Trademark Edition)
…predicated on 1-800 Contacts’ overzealous TM enforcement efforts (what some might call trademark bullying). Wendy Davis’ writeup. Prior blog posts on the 1-800 Contacts v. Lens.com litigation (1, 2). *…
San Diego County Bar Tackles Lawyer Friend Requests and the Ex Parte Rule
…are not the same as those which prohibit ex parte contacts in civil cases). The opinion notes that the policy underlying the rule prohibiting ex parte access is to restrict…
A Century of Trademark Law: Looking Back and Looking Forward (Notes from my INTA Annual Meeting Talk)
By Eric Goldman At the INTA Annual Meeting in San Francisco in May, I spoke on a panel with Miles Alexander of Kilpatrick Townsend and The Rt Hon. Professor Sir…
Ninth Circuit: FACTA Does not Cover Emailed Receipts — Simonoff v. Expedia
…to emailed receipts, the court followed the approach taken by other circuits, including Shlahtichman v. 1-800 Contacts, Inc., discussed in this blog post: “Electronically Printed” Does not Include Automated Merchant…
The FTC’s Proposed Settlement With Google Over Buzz Privacy Breaches
…Google acknowledged that its rollout of Buzz was fumbled – I don’t think anyone thinks this was some nefarious plot to get everyone to share their email addresses and contacts…
Two Recent Social Media Defendants Avoid Personal Jurisdiction
By Eric Goldman As I’ve said repeatedly, I try to stay away from blogging Internet personal jurisdiction cases. It’s hard to get excited about any civil procedure topic (no offense…
California’s Reader Privacy Act: A First Step in a New Direction (Guest Blog Post)
…likely to be “passive.” If a website is “active” and establishes minimum contacts in California, it could be subject to liability under the Reader Privacy Act. Shortcomings & Potential The…
Announcing DoctoredReviews.com, a Website Against Doctors’ Efforts to Squelch Online Patient Reviews
…issues in more detail. ____ Our press release announcing the site launch: NEW WEBSITE EXPOSES MOVE TO SQUELCH PATIENTS’ ONLINE REVIEWS Media Contacts: Susan Gluss, 510.642.6936, sgluss@law.berkeley.edu Deborah Lohse, 408.554.5121,…
Trademark Owner Gets Injunction Against Keyword Ad Campaign That Generated No Sales for the Advertiser
…in revenue from the litigated terms. – Sellify v. Amazon. The defendant got 1,000 impressions and 61 clicks. – 1-800 Contacts v. Lens.com. 1-800 Contacts spent no less than $650k…