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Case of the Day: Nidec Motor Corp. v. Broad Ocean Motor
The case of the day is Nidec Motor Corp. v. Broad Ocean Motor LLC (E.D. Mo. 2024). This is a patent infringement case that was brought in 2013 (!). The defendants are Chinese companies that refused to comply with requests for production under FRCP 34 on the grounds that complying with the requests could cause……
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Case of the Day: Spin Master Ltd. v. Aganv
The case of the day is Spin Master Ltd. v. Aganv (S.D.N.Y. 2024). It’s one of these “schedule A” cases brought against a bevy of accused IP infringers abroad. In this case, the claim is for infringement of trademarks related to the Rubik’s Cube, and the plaintiff asserted that the defendants were in China. The……
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Currency Conversion: Newer Isn’t Always Better
Friend of Letters Blogatory Bill Dodge had an interesting post at the Transnational Litigation Blog on Estate of Ke v. Yu, a new Fourth Circuit case suggesting that forum non conveniens should never be a defense in an award or judgment recognition case. I agree with that view 100%, because an enforcement case is (or……
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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: 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……