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Case of the Day: Estate of Toland v. Toland
The case of the day is Estate of Toland v. Toland (Wash. Ct. App. 2012). Paul Toland, a US naval officer, married Estuko Toland, a Japanese woman, while stationed in Japan. Estuko sought and received a divorce while the couple was living in Japan, and the divorce decree included a division of property, an order……
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Case of the Day: Sylla v. Kataname, Inc.
The case of the day is Sylla v. Kataname, Inc. (Cal. Ct. App. 2012). John Sylla asserted claims for breach of contract and for a variety of business torts against several defendants, one of which was IT-Farm Corp., a Japanese company. Sylla commenced the action in September 2005 and amended his complaint in December 2007……
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Case of the Day: Ex Parte LG Electronics Deutschland
The case of the day is Ex Parte LG Electronics Deutschland GmbH (S.D. Cal. 2012). The decision is a fairly routine and orthodox example of a § 1782 request that was rightly granted. LG sought leave to serve a subpoena on Qualcomm, Inc. to obtain information for use in patent infringement suits in Germany and……
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Case of the Day: Gundlach v. IBM
The case of the day is Gundlach v. IBM (S.D.N.Y. 2012). Frederick Gundlach sued IBM Japan, Ltd. for breach of contract and violations of the Japanese labor law. He served the summons and complaint by registered mail, which he apparently mailed himself. IBM Japan moved to dismiss for insufficient service of process. The judge denied……
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Case of the Day: AFL Telecommunications v. SurplusEQ.com
The case of the day is AFL Telecommunications, LLC v. SurplusEQ.com Inc. (D. Ariz. 2012). According to the complaint, AFL alleged that SurplusEQ was selling counterfeit products bearing the FUJIKURA mark (AFL claimed to be the exclusive US licensee of rights in the mark, which was owned by AFL’s parent company, Fujikura Ltd.), and containing……