Fight Over Access to Log-in Credentials for Blog Does not Trigger Copyright Preemption – Insynq v. Mann
…PhoneDog v. Kravitz, the Employee Twitter Account Case * Another Set of Parties Duel Over Social Media Contacts — Eagle v. Sawabeh * Employee’s Claims Against Employer for Unauthorized Use…
Google Sued Again for AdWords Trademark Infringement–Home Decor Center v. Google
…ridiculous trademark lawsuits, 1-800 Contacts). Are more lawsuits like this in the works for Google? Almost certainly. Will lawsuits like this pose a problem for Google? No. I think both…
H1 2012 Quick Links, Part 1 (Trademarks/Domain Names, Patents, Trade Secrets, IP)
…JC Penney for buying keyword ads triggered by brand name of goods it didn’t sell. * Update on the Lens.com v. 1-800 Contacts antitrust lawsuit. Prior blog post. * Spanish…
CYBERsitter Sues Google for AdWords Trademark Infringement
…for ad buys by its affiliates. See 1-800 Contacts v. Lens.com. Either way, I suspect CYBERsitter and ContentWatch can work out their differences. As I’ve documented many, many times, the…
Is SOPA’s “Follow the Money” Meme Infecting Anti-Spam Litigation? – Project Honey Pot v. Does
[Post by Gucci v. Frontline;…
MySpace Profile and Friends List May Be Trade Secrets (?)–Christou v. Beatport
…Contacts — Eagle v. Sawabeh * Employee’s Claims Against Employer for Unauthorized Use of Social Media Accounts Move Forward–Maremont v. SF Design Group * Courts Says Employer’s Lawsuit Against Ex-Employee…
What Do Soymilk and Nutella Have to Do With an Online Harassment Case?–Taylor v. Texas
…ruse after showing up at the venue, it frightened her. Taylor claimed that, as a psychic, she should have divined the ruse. In addition to these online contacts, for reasons…
Trademark Lawsuit Over Website Text Comparing Products Baffles the Judge–AR Pillow v. Cottrell
…dismiss as a nominative use. See, e.g., 1 800 GET THIN v. Hiltzik. There is absolutely no question that the defendant’s reference qualifies as a nominative use under Ninth Circuit…
Another Data Loss Case Tossed on Article III Grounds–Whitaker v. Health Net
…2011, IBM informed Health Net that it lost 9 Health Net server drives, which contained the personal and health information of approximately 800,000 Health Net customers. Health Net sent a…
Court Denies Kravitz’s Motion to Dismiss PhoneDog’s Amended Claims — PhoneDog v. Kravitz
…Twitter Account can Proceed Related posts: Another Set of Parties Duel Over Social Media Contacts — Eagle v. Sawabeh Employee’s Claims Against Employer for Unauthorized Use of Social Media Accounts…