Comments on: My Declaration Identifying Emoji Co. GmbH as a Possible Trademark Troll https://blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2021/09/my-declaration-identifying-emoji-co-gmbh-as-a-possible-trademark-troll.htm Tue, 28 Sep 2021 18:47:30 +0000 hourly 1 By: The SHOP SAFE Act Is a Terrible Bill That Will Eliminate Online Marketplaces - Technology & Marketing Law Blog https://blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2021/09/my-declaration-identifying-emoji-co-gmbh-as-a-possible-trademark-troll.htm#comment-3111 Tue, 28 Sep 2021 18:47:30 +0000 https://blog.ericgoldman.org/?p=23080#comment-3111 […] But there’s actually a lot of confusion about what constitutes counterfeiting. See, e.g., my post about the trademark enforcements involving the “EMOJI” word mark, where they take the position that a marketplace item using the term “emoji” in the […]

]]> By: Michael La Porte https://blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2021/09/my-declaration-identifying-emoji-co-gmbh-as-a-possible-trademark-troll.htm#comment-3098 Tue, 21 Sep 2021 11:20:00 +0000 https://blog.ericgoldman.org/?p=23080#comment-3098 Thanks for this. I’ve represented a number of defendants caught in similar litigation. Its rather appalling how willing some judges are to go along with the plaintiff’s requests on things like bond, joinder under Rule 19, pleading under Rule 8, and illegal seizure of assets under Rule 65.

There are doubtless a lot of counterfeiting bad actors on eBay / Amazon / etc., but these suits are also just blatantly stealing money from a LOT of foreign defendants without anything remotely resembling due process.

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