Infringement & DMCA Takedown Notices on E-Commerce Platforms Like Amazon
Presented by Milord A. Keshishian, Esq.
Course Description:
Live Webcast – April 30, 2021 (also available on-demand)
E-commerce’s rise to dominance has resulted in enforcement of patent, copyright, and trademark rights against sellers on…
Attorney Slade Neighbors filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against his former girlfriend Veronica Monger for posting his text messages and emails on her blog website. Monger’s website
claims that the text messages and emails were sent by Neighbors and evidence the alleged physical and mental abuse. Monger adds commentary to the postings, including providing domestic…
Dog chew toys are in the middle of a design patent and trade dress infringement tug-of-war lawsuit filed by Benebone against Pet Qwerks. The design patents cover a stick design with “Y” shaped ends. Patent Nos. D870,400 and D871,686. Benebone contends that Pet Qwerks, “rather than design its own product[,]…began selling a ‘BarkBone Stick’…
Kendall Jenner’s copyright infringement lawsuit is the most recent in a growing list of celebrities being sued by paparazzi for copyright infringement for posting pictures and videos of themselves to Instagram and other social media sites. Photographers who take photos of the celebrities in public are deemed the copyright owners and in turn license them…
On September 27, 2019, I will be speaking at Bridgeport Continuing Education’s
“Mastering the Deposition” seminar at the L.A. Grand Hotel. I will be discussing how to depose expert technical witnesses. Click here for more information and to register for the seminar.
The Orange Shirt Kid sued Fortnite’s creator for copyright and trademark infringement for using his signature “Random” dance moves and catchphrase “It’s also a great exercise move!” in the wildly popular videogame. The Kid shot to YouTube stardom in 2018 after posting his Random dance video and catchphrase. Fortnite is a free-to-play video game that…
Amini designs and sells unique furniture at various tradeshows and through distributors and its furniture designs are featured in magazines and on popular websites. Amini obtains intellectual property protection for its furniture designs, including three copyright registrations (Reg. Nos. VA 1-627-918; VA 1-627-828; VA 1-627-832) and three design patents (Design Patent Nos. D592,893 for a…
Sugarfina sells premium gourmet candy, including alcohol flavored gummy bears, including luxurious gift packages sold in stores, hotels, and food retailers. Sugarfina started in 2012 and because of early popularity, federally registered many intellectual property rights, including design patents, copyrights, and trade dress protection for its products and packaging. Sugarfina’s trade dress protection includes its…
On August 10, 2018, I have the pleasure of speaking at Bridgeport Continuing Education’s “What Makes Jurors Tick?” seminar at Hotel Indigo LA Downtown. I will discuss how to successfully communicate complex and technical information to jurors. Click here for more information and to register for the seminar.
House of Lashes is a Southern California beauty company that sells eyelashes, beauty products, and accessories, and is well known in the beauty and eyelash industry. House of Lashes owns the federally registered ICONIC trademark (Reg. No. 4.839,324) for false eyelashes, adhesives for affixing eyelashes, and artificial eyelashes. Additionally, House of Lashes has a federal…
