Monthly Archives: October, 2020

Facebook, WhatsApp & Instagram Sued For Patent Infringement Over Swipe-To-Reply Messaging

On Friday in the District of Delaware, plaintiff Wrinkl, Inc. filed a complaint against defendants Facebook, Inc., WhatsApp, Inc., and Instagram, LLC for patent...

GoDaddy Sues For Breach Of Contract

On Friday in the Delaware District Court, GoDaddy Media Temple Inc. (GoDaddy), a web hosting company, filed a complaint against Anexio Data Centers, LLC,...

Parties File Amicus Curiae Briefs Claiming Calif. Proposition 12 is Unconstitutional

Parties in favor of the plaintiffs, including manufacturing, mining, and beef associations, the United States Chamber of Commerce, 20 states, and the United States...

Align Files Trademark Infringement Suit Over ALIGN Mark

On Thursday in the Eastern District of Louisiana, Align Technologies, Inc. filed a complaint against O.C. Tanner Company, Inc. alleging that the defendant infringed...

DOJ Appeals Block of WeChat Ban

On Friday, Oct. 2, in the Northern District of California, the Department of Justice (DOJ) appealed  Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler’s decision to block the...

Lawsuit Seeks to Compel Endangered Species Act Decision

Plaintiff Center for Biological Diversity (Center) filed an Endangered Species Act (ESA) lawsuit challenging the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s (FWS) alleged failure to...

EPA Files Response Brief in Slaughterhouse Pollution Case

Last week, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) responded to the allegations made by 10 conservation and environmental groups in a Fourth Circuit...

Don’t Go Chasing Waterfalls: Olympia Beer Is Allegedly Using Tap Water, Says False Advertising Suit

On October 1, in the Eastern District of California, the Honorable Troy L. Nunley allowed a false advertising claim against a beer company to...