Author: Ted Folkman

  • Go Visit The Netherlands

    Readers, I will have some posts for you on some of the conclusions and recommendations of the Special Commission once they are made public. In the meanwhile, some thoughts on the visit. Here are some things that I love about the Netherlands: A couple of things I did not love. Overall, it’s a wonderful country……

  • Case of the Day: Peanuts Worldwide v. Schedule A

    The case of the day is Peanuts Worldwide LLC v. Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A (N.D. Ill. 2024). The case is a so-called “Schedule A” case brought by an intellectual property owner against many unknown parties allegedly infringing the IP on the web. Here, the plaintiff owned the copyrights and trademarks covering……

  • Case of the Day: In re SKAT Tax Refund Litigation

    The case of the day is In re SKAT Tax Refund Litigation (S.D.N.Y. 2024). After a trial date had been set and long after the close of fact discovery, both sides in the case, a multi-district litigation consolidated before Judge Kaplan in New York, sought issuance of letters of request to take testimony abroad. The……

  • Greetings from the Hague

    Good afternoon from the Hague! I am here for the Special Commission on the Operation of the Service, Evidence, and Access to Justice Conventions. I will not be writing about the goings-on at the meeting. But I would like you to know that it is inspiring to sit in the Academy building on the grounds……

  • Security Interests in Patents: A Cautionary Tale

    I got an injunction earlier this week that is at the intersection of patent law, the UCC, and Massachusetts equity practice and that you might find interesting. Here is the case. My client had obtained a relatively small judgment for damages against a corporation that was in financial distress. According to the last financial statement……