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Case of the Day: International Designs v. Qingdao Seaforest Hair Products
The case of the day is International Designs Corp. v. Qingdao Seaforest Hair Products Co. (S.D. Fla. 2018). It’s an odd case. International Designs manufactured hair extensions. The hair extensions were patented by Hairtalk GmbH, which had licensed the patent to International Designs. International Designs and Hairtalk sued Qingdao, alleging that it was selling infringing……
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Case of the Day: Fu v. Fu
A hat tip to Sophia Tang for her pointer to today’s very interesting case of the day, Fu v. Fu (Ill. App. Ct. 2017). The United States grants so-called EB-5 visas to “qualified immigrants seeking to enter the United States for the purpose of engaging in a new commercial enterprise … in which such alien……
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Case of the Day: Noco Co. v. Shenzen Dika Na’Er E-Commerce Co.
The case of the day is Noco Co. v. Shenzen Dika Na’Er E-Commerce Co. (N.D. Ohio 2017). Noco sued Shenzen Dika, a Chinese company, for patent infringement. The claim was that the defendant was selling infirnging products on Amazon. Noco “attempted to ascertain a physical address, email address or other contact information by searching Defendants……
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Case of the Day: State Farm v. Amazon
The case of the day is State Farm Fire & Cas. Co. v. Amazon.com, Inc. (D. Ariz. 2017). It’s an example of how not to do it. State Farm filed its complaint in June 2017. A month later, the court (for reasons that are unclear) issued an order requiring service by September 21. State Farm……
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Case of the Day: Microsoft v. Goldah.com
The case of the day is Microsoft Corp. v. Goldah.com Network Technology Co. (N.D. Cal. 2017). Microsoft sued Goldah, Changsha Xunyou Network Technology Co., Hunan Yigiyou Technology Co., and other Chinese defendants, alleging that they were trafficking in stolen Microsoft account credentials. Microsoft obtained a temporary restraining order and then a preliminary injunction. The defendants……