Online platforms will have to answer for online sales of alleged counterfeit products

A federal court in New York has denied the motion to dismiss filed by Chinese online platforms Alibaba and AliExpress in a lawsuit brought by a toymaker alleging that these companies’ merchant customers were engaged in contributory trademark and copyright infringement through the online sale of counterfeit products. Background of the Case Plaintiff toymaker accused [...]

By |2023-12-28T09:25:05-06:00December 28th, 2023|Copyright, Couterfeiting, Trademarks|Comments Off on Online platforms will have to answer for online sales of alleged counterfeit products

Fifth Circuit dissent issues scathing rebuke of broad Section 230 immunity

Dissenting in the court’s refusal to rehear an appeal en banc, Judge Elrod of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals – joined by six of her colleagues – penned an opinion that sharply criticized the broad immunity granted to social media companies under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. The dissent emerged in a case [...]

By |2023-12-19T08:13:40-06:00December 19th, 2023|Litigation|Comments Off on Fifth Circuit dissent issues scathing rebuke of broad Section 230 immunity
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