Amicus in section 230 false light case
The EFF, Eric Goldman, Jess Miers, Mark Lemley, and I filed a brief in Does 1-10 v. Freesites in...
Amicus in Rise & Shine
I’ve submitted a brief on behalf of trademark scholars in support of neither party. Summary of argument: The issue before the...
it’s hard to get rid of a foreign TM owner’s complaint at the motion to dismiss stage despite territoriality
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...
look, there’s a lawsuit: bad claim against comedian leads to anti-SLAPP award
Morake v. Mwanyenyeka, No. 2:26-cv-02795-JLS-AS, 2026 WL 2548629 (C.D. Cal. Aug. 28, 2026) Noted...
dct strikes down California’s new recyclability law on vagueness/1A grounds
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...
use of (R) on goods for which mark is not registered might be literally false
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...
5th Circuit puts its own spin on the server test
Emmerich Newspapers, Inc. v. Particle Media, Inc., No. 25-60550 (5th Cir. Aug. 27, 2026) This is...
Midjourney can’t force Disney to disclose the prompts it used that didn’t generate material in complaint
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...
Private label brands show lack of exclusive use for Pedialyte’s trade dress claim, but bad social media use saves TM claim
Abbott Laboratories v. Revitalyte LLC, 2026 WL 2374024, No. 23-1449 (DWF/DTS) (D. Minn. Apr. 30, 2026) The court here allows part of...
weak infringement case + bad litigation conduct = fee shift for anticompetitive suit over descriptive term
BBK Tobacco & Foods LLP v. Central Coast Agriculture Inc., No. CV-19-05216-PHX-MTL, 2026 WL...
