Monthly Archives: June, 2020

Amazon Sued For Copyright Infringement Over Films On Prime Video

Amazon was sued for distributing four films on Amazon Prime Video without authorization or licensure in violation of the Copyright Act on Friday in the Southern...

Instagram Seeks To Strike Instasize’s Affirmative Defenses in TTAB Case

Instagram argued that claims made by trademark applicant Insasize should be stricken from the TTAB record in a filing Thursday before the Trademark Trial and Appeal...

Multiple Environmental Groups Sue EPA Over Clean Water Act

Several cases were filed last week against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over the rollback of previously established regulations under the Clean Water Act.  Specifically, the groups...

Indiana Judge Rejects Cannabis Natural Law Claim

A federal court in the Southern District of Indiana refused to overrule its previous judgment dismissing a pro se complaint alleging that the Constitution and “natural law” made...

Ninth Circuit Denies Stay in Dicamba Case

On June 3, the Ninth Circuit released an opinion canceling the registration of three over the top dicamba herbicide products, including BASF’s Engenia. BASF,...

Settlement Agreement for Farm Workers Not Paid Overtime Approved by Judge

Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford in the Western District of New York approved a settlement on Thursday in a case alleging former employees of A.J. Piedimonte Agricultural...

FTC Sues Low-Light Therapy Company for Deceptive Advertising

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sued Physician’s Technology, LLC on Thursday over its deceptive advertising of a low-light laser therapy (LLLT) device called Willow...

SEC Sues NAC Foundation Over Unregistered “Superior” BitCoin

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) sued the NAC Foundation and Rowland Marcus Andrade in the Northern District of California on Thursday for securities violations, claiming...