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The EFF, Eric Goldman, Jess Miers, Mark Lemley, and I filed a brief in Does 1-10 v. Freesites in the Fourth Circuit, arguing that context--the other third-party content surrounding a post--cannot... More
I've submitted a brief on behalf of trademark scholars in support of neither party.Summary of argument:The issue before the Court is whether trademark strength in a likely confusion analysis is... More
Honest Greens Barcelona, S.A.U. v. Poky’s LLC, 2026 WL 2593358, No. 4:24-cv-07023-JD (D.S.C. Sept. 2, 2026) Honest Greens operates restaurants in Spain and Portugal under the HONEST GREENS name and... More
Morake v. Mwanyenyeka, No. 2:26-cv-02795-JLS-AS, 2026 WL 2548629 (C.D. Cal. Aug. 28, 2026) Noted because, well, it’s an unusually bad claim. Morake is the creator and original performer of “Nants’ingonyama... More
California League of Food Producers v. Bonta, 2026 WL 2055589, No. 3:26-cv-01675-WQH-BLM (S.D. Cal. Jul. 14, 2026) Trade associations challenged a California law about recyclability claims; the court found it... More
Southern Marsh Collection, LLC v. Dixie Decoys, LLC, 2026 WL 2431220, No. 24-00905-BAJ-EWD (M.D. La. Aug. 19, 2026) This opinion deals only with defendant’s attempt to get claims against its... More
Emmerich Newspapers, Inc. v. Particle Media, Inc., No. 25-60550 (5th Cir. Aug. 27, 2026) This is being reported as creating a split with the 9th Circuit; I don’t think that’s... More
Disney Enterprises, Inc. v. Midjourney, Inc., No. 2:25-cv-05275-JAK-AJR, 2026 WL 2055488 (C.D. Cal. Jun. 15, 2026) This is what seems like a significant discovery dispute; I’m not an evidence scholar,... More
Abbott Laboratories v. Revitalyte LLC, 2026 WL 2374024, No. 23-1449 (DWF/DTS) (D. Minn. Apr. 30, 2026) The court here allows part of Abbott’s infringement claim to proceed, including against “compare... More
BBK Tobacco & Foods LLP v. Central Coast Agriculture Inc., No. CV-19-05216-PHX-MTL, 2026 WL 2445019 (D. Ariz. Aug. 20, 2026) Previously. Although BBK forced Central Coast to an (expensive) trial... More
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