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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……
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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……
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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……
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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……
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Case of the Day: Smith v. Garland
The case of the day is Smith v. Garland (9th Cir. 2024). Smith was a citizen of Guyana. He had immigrated legally as a child in 1982, but in 2018, he was convicted of possession of methamphetamines with intent to distribute and was sentenced to a long prison term, which he is still serving. The……