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Case of the Day: Vista Peak Ventures v. GiantPlus Technology
The case of the day is Vista Peak Ventures, LLC v. GiantPlus Technology Co., Ltd. (E.D. Tex. 2019). The claim against GiantPlus, a Taiwanese company, was for patent infringement. Vista Peak asked the clerk to send the summons and complaint by registered mail, return receipt requested, to GiantPlus in Taipei. So far so good. A……
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Case of the Day: Fourte International v. Pin Shine Industrial
The case of the day is Fourte International Ltd. BVI v. Pin Shine Industrial Co. (S.D. Cal. 2019). Fourte brought an action against Suzhou Pinshine Technology Co., Suzhou Sunshine Technology Co., Ltd., and Pin Shine Industrial Co., and Bobbin & Tooling Electronics International Company of BVI. It sought leave to serve Suzhou Pinshine and Suzhou……
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Case of the Day: Wei Su v. Sotheby’s
The case of the day is Wei Su v. Sotheby’s, Inc. (S.D.N.Y. 2018). Wei claimed that he owned the Zhou Zha Hu, a ritual wine vessel dated to the 9th or 10th century BCE. His agent, Hai Juan Wang, entered into a consignment agreement with Sotheby’s, the auction house. But before the piece could be……
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Case of the Day: Packard v. City of New York
The case of the day is Packard v. City of New York (S.D.N.Y. 2018). Charles Meacham sued New York City on behalf of a class, asserting civil rights claims arising out of his arrest in September 2012 during the Occupy Wall Street protests. At the time, he lived in New York, but now he lives……
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Case of the Day: Blue Spike v. ASUS Computer
The case of the day is Blue Spike, LLC v. ASUS Computer International, Inc. (E.D. Tex. 2018). Blue Spike brought a patent infringement action against ASUSTeK Computer, Inc., a Taiwanese company. Blue Spike served process “C/O ASUS Computer International via ASUS’s registered agent, CT Corporation System in Dallas, Texas.” ASUS was AUSTeK’s US subsidiary. When……