Civil Procedure, International Law & Trade, Communications & Media Law

Service by Social Media: The First Step in a New Way to Serve Foreign Defendants

by Joseph Rich | Cozen O'Connor on 5/16/2013

For those recovery and subrogation professionals facing the challenge of serving foreign defendants with legal papers for actions filed in the U.S. courts, the process “serving” those foreign defendants can be a long and...more

Google AdWords Trade Mark Policy – Important Changes

by Caroline Cossio, Jonathan Feder | K&L Gates LLP on 4/19/2013

Google has revised its AdWords trade mark policy which is currently in place in Australia, Hong Kong, China, Macau, Taiwan, New Zealand, South Korea and Brazil and these changes will come into effect on 23 April 2013. From...more

Navigating the Patchwork: When Is European Data Privacy Law Applicable to US Companies?

by Cecile Martin | Proskauer - Privacy & Data Security on 4/17/2013

Are social media companies based in the United States subject to European data privacy laws? Two recent judicial decisions – one in France and the other in Germany – arrived at different answers. The Civil Court of Paris held...more

Federal Court in Manhattan “Likes” Service of Process via Facebook

by Madeleine Hensler | Morrison Foerster - Social Media on 4/10/2013

On March 7, 2013, a federal court in Manhattan ruled, in Federal Trade Commission v. PCCare247 Inc., that service via Facebook is an acceptable alternative means of serving court documents on foreign defendants. Although this...more

Federal Judge Orders Service of Process through Facebook

by Alan Pate | BakerHostetler on 4/5/2013

In March, Judge Paul Engelmayer of the Southern District of New York ordered service of process on several international defendants through novel means—Facebook. ...more

Federal Circuit Vacates International Trade Commission’s Ruling That Nokia’s Products Do Not Infringe Interdigital’s Patent

by Patton Boggs LLP on 8/24/2012

In InterDigital Communications, LLC v. ITC, No. 10-1093 (Fed. Cir. August 1, 2012, the Federal Circuit vacated an International Trade Commission (ITC) order for non infringement of the asserted claims of two U.S. Patents...more

Sole Ownership? Louboutin Loses Appeal in French Court in Trademark Dispute with Zara Over Signature Soles on Shoes

by Venable LLP on 7/17/2012

Last May, high-end French footwear designer Christian Louboutin suffered yet another loss in its ongoing legal battle over its iconic red-soled shoes. On May 30, 2012, the Cour de Cassation—the highest French court of...more

Zara Triumphs Over Louboutin

by Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A. on 6/21/2012

French footwear designer Louboutin was recently dealt a blow by a French court. Louboutin sued Spanish clothing manufacturer and retailer Zara in 2008 because Zara sold a red-soled shoe. Although the lower court sided with...more

IP Buzz - May 2012

by Venable LLP on 5/25/2012

In this issue: - CBP Adds a New Tool to its Anti-Counterfeit Arsenal: New Rule Brings IP Rights Holders into Preseizure Investigative Process - The Trend In Top Brands — Use More Inventive Naming - Examining...more

Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Found Absent Under the Lanham Act for Trademark Infringement

by Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP on 5/11/2012

Gucci America, Inc. v. Guess?, Inc., 09 Civ. 4373 (S.D.N.Y. 2011)(SAS)(JLC), discusses the growing issue in international litigation of the “extraterritorial” application of federal laws, in this case the Lanham Act’s...more

Hermès Wins In Suit Against Counterfeit Group

by Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A. on 5/9/2012

I am going to Paris in a couple of weeks, so the recent $100 million judgment in favor of the Paris based Hermès International SCA (“Hermès”) piqued my interest. Unlike my prior post Stealing Trademarks Can Land You in Jail,...more

IP Update, Vol. 15, No. 3, March 2012

by McDermott Will & Emery on 3/29/2012

In This Issue: Patents: Patent Claims Must Recite “Significantly More” than a Law of Nature; Intervening Rights Limited to Text-Based Amendments; Broad Range Anticipates Narrow Range that Lacks Criticality;...more

New York Bankruptcy Court Rejects Comity Based on Public Policy Exception to the Grant of Comity to Non-U.S. Orders

by Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP on 3/5/2012

In re Dr. Jurgen Toft, Case No. 11-1049 (ALG) (S.D.N.Y. Bank. Ct. 2011), a typically sound and erudite decision by the Bankruptcy Court in the Southern District of New York, is something of a close-to-must read for the...more

Battle of the Blocks

by Field Law on 1/24/2012

Two of my favourite topics: intellectual property and Lego. The Danish toy-maker has been trying to protect its iconic toy bricks since they were developed in the 1930s and ’40s. Trade-mark law protects the brand (LEGO), and...more

Ninth Circuit: ECPA Protects Stored Communications of Foreign Citizens

by Proskauer - Privacy & Data Security on 10/17/2011

Suzlon Energy Ltd. demanded Microsoft to produce emails from the Hotmail email account of Rajagopalan Sridhar, an Indian citizen imprisoned abroad. The district court held that the Electronic Communications Privacy Act...more

August 2011 Business Litigation Report

by Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP on 8/22/2011

In This Issue: Firm News: Media and Technology Lawyer Carey Ramos Joins the Firm Quinn Emanuel Conducts Mock Trial Program in Beijing Quinn Emanuel Partner Brian Cannon Recognized as Top Biotech...more

Advertising Law - August 10, 2011

by Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 8/22/2011

In This Issue: Brits Ban Makeup Ads with Digital Technology; Groupon Faces Scrutiny Over Privacy, Gift Certificates; Court: No Private Class Actions Under TCPA; CARU Recommends That Web Site Better Protect Children’s...more

Libel Tourism - Why English Courts are still the preferred venue for many international claimants

by Michael Axe on 5/5/2011

In this article, Michael Axe takes a look at a number of recent court decisions in the field of international and internet-based libel. England's defamation laws are considered by many to be amongst the most "claimant...more

“Made in the USA”* (*Unless Sold in California): The Kwikset Decision and Its Implications on U.S.- marked Goods

by Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 2/2/2011

On January 27, the California Supreme Court issued an opinion in the case Kwikset v. Benson. The question answered by the Court here was facially narrow: whether an individual possessed standing to sue a company under a...more

The SPEECH Act: speaking softly?

by Duane Morris LLP on 10/15/2010

Amid the turmoil brought by rapid changes in the book industry, American authors and publishers have a little good news. They have recently been granted some protection from at least one threat, "libel tourism." Libel...more

Sentinel: Global News of Relevance To Entities & Individuals Engaging In Export, Customs & Trade - Spring 2010, Vol. VII, No. 2

by Reed Smith on 4/29/2010

IN THIS ISSUE: - Reading, Writing, and Export Control: Lessons Learned from Professor Roth — Page 2 - Conducting Discovery in the United States for Cases Pending Abroad — Page 4 - The Evolution of the FCPA’s ‘Knowledge’...more

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