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Case of the Day: Footprint International v. Footprint Asia
The case of the day is Footprint International LLC v. Footprint Asia, Ltd. (D. Ariz. 2024). Footprint International was an Arizona company that made fiber-based bowls, plates, and cutlery. It had a contract with Footprint Asia, a Chinese company, to manufacture its products in China. Footprint International brought a trademark infringement claim against Footprint Asia……
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Case of the Day: In re Aperture Imaging Industries
The case of the day is In re Aperture Imaging Industries Co. (Fed. Cir. 2024). Rotolight sued Aperture for patent infringement in the Eastern District of Texas. Aperture is based in China. Rotolight sought leave under Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 106(b) to serve Aperture by email served on its counsel. The court authorized the……
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Case of the Day: Missouri v. China
The case of the day is Missouri v. People’s Republic of China (8th Cir. 2024). I’ve written about the case before, most recently in July 2022. The gist of the case is that Missouri seeks to hold the Chinese government, the Chinese Communist Party, the Wuhan Institute of Virology, etc. liable for harms resulting from……
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Apostille Convention Comes Into Force In China
Yesterday the Apostille Convention came into force in China. You might think that the Apostille Convention is the simplest and most straightforward of the conventions I write about, and in some ways it is. But because China is a big country that has designated a lot of authorities competent to issue apostilles, implementation is a……
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Case of the Day: Sardini Group v. Imperial Pacific
The case of the day is Sardini Group, Inc. v. Imperial Pacific International (CNMI), LLC (D.N.M.I. 2023). I believe this is the first Letters Blogatory case of the day from the Northern Mariana Islands! Sardini sued Imperial Pacific for breach of contract, alleging it had failed to pay for design and engineering services for a……