David Michaels
@michaelstv.bsky.social
Brand consultant.
#LegalTech.
30+ years of experience in patents and #trademarks
http://Youtube.com/@domainlaw
davidmichaels.org
#LegalTech.
30+ years of experience in patents and #trademarks
http://Youtube.com/@domainlaw
davidmichaels.org
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Louboutin trainer with the red soles.
February 18, 2024 at 11:58 PM
Louboutin trainer with the red soles.
Why are people donating their hard earned $$$ to Donald Trump?
He's a billionaire, isn't he?
Why can't he just sell some of his properties to pay the judgments against him?
He's a billionaire, isn't he?
Why can't he just sell some of his properties to pay the judgments against him?
February 19, 2024 at 2:54 AM
Why are people donating their hard earned $$$ to Donald Trump?
He's a billionaire, isn't he?
Why can't he just sell some of his properties to pay the judgments against him?
He's a billionaire, isn't he?
Why can't he just sell some of his properties to pay the judgments against him?
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Blog Post: Judge Reconsiders SAD Scheme Ruling Against Online Marketplaces–Squishmallows v. Alibaba blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/202...
Judge Reconsiders SAD Scheme Ruling Against Online Marketplaces-Squishmallows v. Alibaba - Technology & Marketing Law Blog
You may have heard about Squishmallow’s recent lawsuit against Build-a-Bear over plushy knockoffs. While that’s interesting, I’m focused on Squishmallow’s abuse of the SAD Scheme. I previously blogged...
blog.ericgoldman.org
February 18, 2024 at 8:08 PM
Blog Post: Judge Reconsiders SAD Scheme Ruling Against Online Marketplaces–Squishmallows v. Alibaba blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/202...
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Wait, they have RED SOLES?!?
Donald Trump's red-soled “Never Surrender High-Top" sneakers are a lawsuit waiting to happen. thefashionlaw.com/donald-trump...
Donald Trump Red Soled Sneakers Are a Lawsuit in the Making
A pair of sneakers that Donald Trump revealed at Sneaker Con this weekend, the “Never Surrender High-Tops," are a lawsuit waiting to happen.
thefashionlaw.com
February 18, 2024 at 10:50 PM
Wait, they have RED SOLES?!?
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Wherein I argue that fee shifting should be the norm when Schedule A defendants are wrongfully enjoined:
Guest Post by Prof Burstein: Sanctions & Schedule A
By Sarah Burstein, Professor of Law at Suffolk University Law School Jiangsu Huari Webbing Leather Co., Ltd. v. Joes Identified …
patentlyo.com
January 24, 2024 at 1:33 PM
Wherein I argue that fee shifting should be the norm when Schedule A defendants are wrongfully enjoined:
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If you missed the 2024 Evil Twin debate between Lisa Ramsey and Jake Linford on the topic "Free Speech or Free Riding: Does the First Amendment Trump Trademark Law?”, the video is now available on the IP Institute at University of Richmond School of Law’s website: law.richmond.edu/academics/ce...
Evil Twin Debate - Intellectual Property Institute - School of Law - University of Richmond
law.richmond.edu
February 17, 2024 at 10:25 PM
If you missed the 2024 Evil Twin debate between Lisa Ramsey and Jake Linford on the topic "Free Speech or Free Riding: Does the First Amendment Trump Trademark Law?”, the video is now available on the IP Institute at University of Richmond School of Law’s website: law.richmond.edu/academics/ce...
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pleased to report Frankenstein's monster has turned on its creator
December 8, 2023 at 11:10 PM
pleased to report Frankenstein's monster has turned on its creator
Trying to steal a domain name that was registered before you publically adopted a matching brand or trademark often results in a finding of "reverse domain name hijacking"
#trademarks don't always trump domain names.
Two lawyers file a UDRP over gotohale.com and the panel found it to be an RDNH
#trademarks don't always trump domain names.
Two lawyers file a UDRP over gotohale.com and the panel found it to be an RDNH
December 9, 2023 at 3:15 AM
Trying to steal a domain name that was registered before you publically adopted a matching brand or trademark often results in a finding of "reverse domain name hijacking"
#trademarks don't always trump domain names.
Two lawyers file a UDRP over gotohale.com and the panel found it to be an RDNH
#trademarks don't always trump domain names.
Two lawyers file a UDRP over gotohale.com and the panel found it to be an RDNH
16 FTC cases against Amazon:
www.ftc.gov/legal-librar...
Antitrust
Restore Online Shoppers’ Confidence Act, (“ROSCA”) re Amazon Prime
and more
www.ftc.gov/legal-librar...
Antitrust
Restore Online Shoppers’ Confidence Act, (“ROSCA”) re Amazon Prime
and more
December 8, 2023 at 4:21 AM
16 FTC cases against Amazon:
www.ftc.gov/legal-librar...
Antitrust
Restore Online Shoppers’ Confidence Act, (“ROSCA”) re Amazon Prime
and more
www.ftc.gov/legal-librar...
Antitrust
Restore Online Shoppers’ Confidence Act, (“ROSCA”) re Amazon Prime
and more
Why do ecommerce sellers have to "pay to play" with ads to get sales on Amazon?
When you raise your retail prices to make a profit, Amazon competes with you as a 1st party seller!
New antitrust case:
FTC et al v. Amazon .com Inc W.D.Wash. 2:23-cv-01495-JHC
When you raise your retail prices to make a profit, Amazon competes with you as a 1st party seller!
New antitrust case:
FTC et al v. Amazon .com Inc W.D.Wash. 2:23-cv-01495-JHC
December 8, 2023 at 12:01 AM
Why do ecommerce sellers have to "pay to play" with ads to get sales on Amazon?
When you raise your retail prices to make a profit, Amazon competes with you as a 1st party seller!
New antitrust case:
FTC et al v. Amazon .com Inc W.D.Wash. 2:23-cv-01495-JHC
When you raise your retail prices to make a profit, Amazon competes with you as a 1st party seller!
New antitrust case:
FTC et al v. Amazon .com Inc W.D.Wash. 2:23-cv-01495-JHC
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Leaving aside the nakedly authoritarian nature of what Kash is saying here, it's also really fucking illegal. Like not even a stretch. Just balls-out illegal.
December 5, 2023 at 10:26 PM
Leaving aside the nakedly authoritarian nature of what Kash is saying here, it's also really fucking illegal. Like not even a stretch. Just balls-out illegal.
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This is the most awkward “how I met Alan Dershowitz” story I ever heard
December 6, 2023 at 1:56 AM
This is the most awkward “how I met Alan Dershowitz” story I ever heard
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If you like judicial opinions ripping into Rudy Giuliani for his nonsense, this is a freshly released judicial opinion you’ll like. www.documentcloud.org/documents/24...
DocumentCloud
www.documentcloud.org
December 4, 2023 at 2:56 AM
If you like judicial opinions ripping into Rudy Giuliani for his nonsense, this is a freshly released judicial opinion you’ll like. www.documentcloud.org/documents/24...
DC Pearl Dive Oyster Bar gets a TRO against a newer Austin based Pearl Dive Oyster Bar and the Austin bar website is disabled already.
Having a registered #trademark helps:
tsdr.uspto.gov#caseNumber=8...
Black's 14th Street LLC v. Pearl Dive Oyster Bar LLC
www.pacermonitor.com/public/case/...
Having a registered #trademark helps:
tsdr.uspto.gov#caseNumber=8...
Black's 14th Street LLC v. Pearl Dive Oyster Bar LLC
www.pacermonitor.com/public/case/...
December 4, 2023 at 3:58 AM
DC Pearl Dive Oyster Bar gets a TRO against a newer Austin based Pearl Dive Oyster Bar and the Austin bar website is disabled already.
Having a registered #trademark helps:
tsdr.uspto.gov#caseNumber=8...
Black's 14th Street LLC v. Pearl Dive Oyster Bar LLC
www.pacermonitor.com/public/case/...
Having a registered #trademark helps:
tsdr.uspto.gov#caseNumber=8...
Black's 14th Street LLC v. Pearl Dive Oyster Bar LLC
www.pacermonitor.com/public/case/...
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pearl dive oyster palace in DC wins TRO & preliminary injunction in its trademark infringement suit against pearl dive oyster bar in TX over name & "iconic diver logo"
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
D.C. Restaurant Group Gets Early Win Against Austin Oyster Bar
The corporate owner of Pearl Dive Oyster Palace in Washington, D.C., won a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction in its trademark infringement suit against Pearl Dive Oyster Bar LLC i...
news.bloomberglaw.com
December 1, 2023 at 3:20 PM
pearl dive oyster palace in DC wins TRO & preliminary injunction in its trademark infringement suit against pearl dive oyster bar in TX over name & "iconic diver logo"
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
Vehicles should all have pedestrian collision alert and braking systems.
It's hard to believe it, but the US has no pedestrian impact regulations
December 4, 2023 at 3:17 AM
Vehicles should all have pedestrian collision alert and braking systems.
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NEW: Judge Beryl Howell DENIES Rudy Giuliani's belated bid to escape a jury trial on damages (due to begin a week from Monday) in libel suit brought by Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss. She calls one Giuliani argument "simply nonsense." — via Josh Gerstein, Politico s3.documentcloud.org/documents/24...
December 4, 2023 at 3:00 AM
NEW: Judge Beryl Howell DENIES Rudy Giuliani's belated bid to escape a jury trial on damages (due to begin a week from Monday) in libel suit brought by Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss. She calls one Giuliani argument "simply nonsense." — via Josh Gerstein, Politico s3.documentcloud.org/documents/24...
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it’s giving “who wants to sue me first?”
sethfountain.square.site/product/birk...
sethfountain.square.site/product/birk...
November 22, 2023 at 8:25 PM
it’s giving “who wants to sue me first?”
sethfountain.square.site/product/birk...
sethfountain.square.site/product/birk...