By Jeff Beer April 16, 2022 There was 0.9 seconds left in Game 2 of the 2021 Western Conference Finals last June, and the Los Angeles Clippers were up on the Phoenix Suns 103-102. The Suns had a baseline inbound—and a sliver of a slim chance to steal the win. Suns forward Jae Crowder … Continue reading How the Phoenix Suns built a championship brand—off the court
Says group is too diverse to be granted class-action status. Constantine von Hoffman on April 18, 2022 Meta is asking an appellate court to overturn a ruling granting class-action status to a lawsuit claiming Facebook inflated advertising numbers. The company filed papers on Friday with the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals for permission to immediately … Continue reading Meta asks court to intervene in $7 billion lawsuit over Facebook audience numbers
1-800 Contacts Takes Fight Over Search Ads To Appellate Court by Wendy Davis @wendyndavis, June 12, 2019 Contact lens retailer 1-800 Contacts is blasting a “short-sighted” Federal Trade Commission decision that the company’s efforts to police the use of its trademark in search advertising violated antitrust law. “The Commission’s process for assigning antitrust liability was … Continue reading 1-800 Contacts Takes Fight Over Search Ads To Appellate Court
California Court Says Yelp Can’t Be Forced To Remove Negative Review by Wendy Davis @wendyndavis, July 3, 2018 California’s highest court ruled 4-3 on Monday that Yelp can’t be required to remove a negative post that sparked a defamation lawsuit. The ruling stems from a 2013 lawsuit brought by California attorney Dawn Hassell against a … Continue reading California Court Says Yelp Can’t Be Forced To Remove Negative Review
Angela Shah “Personalized shopping” has long been the guiding light for retailers. But in the age of Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), traditional stores have been searching for the best way to digitize what was once a person-to-person process. “Internet shopping is now across mobile and Web, and now, the is, ‘How do we … Continue reading Getting Personal: Retailers Use New Tech to Court Individual Shoppers
Usage of “google” as a verb does not automatically invalidate its legal protection. Greg Sterling on May 17, 2017 Google has not committed “genericide,” according to the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals. While people have used “google” to refer to searching online for nearly 20 years, that does not invalidate the company’s trademark. … Continue reading Google holds onto its trademark as federal court rules it has not become generic (DD)
