Monthly Archives: March, 2020

Microsoft Sues Malware Operators for Trademark Infringement

Microsoft has filed a complaint against John Does 1-2 for creating and utilizing “Necurs Botnet,” a “global network of interconnected computers.”  Necurs “is an extremely scaled infrastructure...

Airbnb Sued for Patent Infringement by IBM

IBM claimed that short-term rental giant Airbnb took innovations made by IBM to run its e-commerce business, particularly innovations used by IBM in Prodigy,...

California Makes Agreement, Backs Down from Resisting T-Mobile/Sprint Merger

California’s attorney general’s office announced they will not appeal the case against the $26.5 billion T-Mobile/Sprint Merger. Judge Victor Marrero in the Southern District...

Artist Sues Amazon and eBay For Copyright Infringement

Plaintiff Nakia Johnson has filed a complaint against Amazon and eBay for copyright infringement. The complaint was filed in the Oklahoma Western District Court. Johnson is...

Sen. Klobuchar Introduces Bill to Overhaul Antitrust Enforcement

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) introduced a bill, the Anticompetitive Exclusionary Conduct Prevention (AECP) Act, that would strengthen agencies’ antitrust enforcement power and allow them to better go...

Court Grants Injunction In 3D-Printed Guns Case

In an ongoing battle over “export controls on technical data related to 3-D printed firearms” the State of Washington won a preliminary injunction against the United...

Streaming Service Quibi Faces Patent Battle Ahead of Launch

On March 9, soon-to-launch streaming service Quibi filed a complaint against Interlude US, Inc., doing business as Eko, seeking a declaratory judgment that...

Proposed Bill Would End “Likes” For Content Posted By Children

Sens. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) have proposed a bill entitled the Kids Internet Design and Safety (KIDS) Act in an effort to “tackle the...