On Thursday, April 4, 2024 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Pacific, Seyfarth’s Los Angeles – Century City office will host the INTA Roundtable Discussion on Cultural Competency and Working with Foreign Counsel. This roundtable offers a unique opportunity to
Intellectual Property
U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Provides Corporate Fraud Enforcement Update
During the American Bar Association’s 39th National Institute on White Collar Crime, the most senior executives of the DOJ (Attorney General Merrick B. Garland and Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco) delivered remarks promoting the success of DOJ compliance and enforcement…
Discovery Deep Dive ➲ Randomly Surf our [21+] Archived Smart Lists [2018 – 2023]
This blog article leverages my recent work in coding a button that randomly redirects you to any website within a pre-defined list. I developed the original button for random access to our blog articles, however, the pre-defined curated URL list…
Don’t call a Rule 68 judgment in an infringement case an infringement judgment
If you receive a Rule 68 judgment, be careful how you crow about it.
Rule 68 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure is structured to motivate defendants to make settlement offers. It provides that
At least 14 days before…
Fun with Python ➲ Randomly Delivering our [68+] Lawyer Logic Blog Articles
This blog article is designed to share my thinking and experience as I start to learn to code in Python and consider potential real-world applications. To date, we have amassed a collection of [67+] blog articles. My first self-challenge project…
Fraud on the PTO
LEDO PIZZA SYSTEM, INC. & LEDO PIZZA CARRYOUTS, INC., Plaintiffs,v.LEDO’S INC., Defendant.
United States District Court, N.D. Illinois, Eastern Division. March 7, 2024.
The defendant’s fraud claim fails even to get out of the starting blocks,…
Default Judgments in TM Cases
Amazon satisfies multi-factor test for default:
AMAZON.COM INC; JL CHILDRESS CO INC, Plaintiff, v.TANG ZHI; ET AL, Defendant.
Case No. 2:20-cv-01215-TMC-MLP.
United States District Court, W.D. Washington, Tacoma.
Motion for default denied wo prejudice for failure to show personal jurisdiction:…
Distinguishing Between Equitable and Legal TM Remedies
VAN LEEUWEN ICE CREAM LLC, Plaintiff, v.REBEL CREAMERY LLC, Defendant.
United States District Court, E.D. New York.March 11, 2024.
The Briefing: The Patent Puzzle: USPTO’s Guidelines for AI Inventions
Can AI inventions be patented? Scott Hervey and Eric Caligiuri explore recent USPTO guidance on patenting AI-assisted inventions in this episode of The Briefing.
Watch this episode on the Weintraub YouTube channel or listen to this podcast episode here.
New Comment on Right to Repair Products
This week, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice (DOJ) submitted a comment to the U.S. Copyright Office to advocate for renewed and expanded exemptions to the Digital Millenium Copyright Act (DCMA), which prohibits the circumvention of technology…