LITIGATION

This list represents some of the disputes we have handled (some of these matters were handled while at previous firms):

TRADEMARK, COPYRIGHT, AND BUSINESS DISPUTES:

  • 1st Technology LLC. v. Bodog Entertainment Group S.A., 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 15659 (W.D. Wash.; Feb. 6, 2009): precedent-setting dispute involving rights of a creditor to collect against domain names and trademarks (settled following extensive litigation)
  • T-Scan Corporation v. BPA Technologies, Inc., 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 49229 (W.D. Wash.; May 6, 2011): successful defense of claims against software developer (verdict in favor of the client on plaintiff’s claims following jury trial)
  • WhitePages.com, Inc. v. Intelius Inc.: dispute involving website-referral/linking agreement (settled)
  • Cascade Manufacturing Sales, Inc. v. Providnet, 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 92942 (W.D. Wash.; Mar. 12, 2008): trademark infringement dispute where defendant had an extensive internet-based business (favorable judgment following bench trial)
  • Dali-USA, Inc. v. Ilona Kucherenko & Audiophile Liquidator: (W.D. Wash.) trademark and copyright enforcement action against off-shore infringer
  • Nasser v. WhitePages, Inc., et al., 06 CL 10000269-00 (Frederick County Cir. Court; Feb. 8, 2012): represent online service provider in lawsuit alleging nuisance and negligence claims based on failure to remove listing from online directory service
  • Imageline v. Hendricks, 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 71125 (C.D. Cal.; Aug. 12, 2009): represented defendant in a copyright infringement dispute (settled following the grant of motion to dismiss in favor of the client)
  • Aalacho Music LLC v. Yoshitoshi Recordings:  represented plaintiff in a copyright infringement dispute over the inclusion of a track on a compilation without a license
  • Fenn v. Mleads Enterprises, 2006 UT 8; 137 P.3d 706 (Utah 2006): represented defendant who successfully argued that a single email from a non-resident company cannot support personal jurisdiction in the State of Utah
  • Viker Manufacture Co. Ltd. v. Jiangnan Li: trademark opposition in front of the Trademark Trial and Appeals Board (opposition sustained)

DOMAIN NAME DISPUTES:

  • Megamedia Limited v. Neslihan Atillaoglu: Domain name arbitration (domain name – <megaupload.co> – transferred to client)
  • Pet Holdings Inc. v. Prudnikov: Domain name arbitration (domain name – <icanhashotdog.com> – transferred to client)
  • Pet Holdings Inc. v. HuYangYang: Domain name arbitration (domain name – <cheezbuger.com> –  transferred to client)
  • Texts From Last Night, Inc. v. Wang Shaopeng: Domain name arbitration (domain name – <textfromlastnight.com> transferred to client)
  • Alex Algard v. alexalgard.com: Domain name lawsuit (settled, following agreement to turn over domain name)
  • Pet Holdings Inc. v. Failbook.com: Domain name lawsuit (settled, following agreement to turn over domain name)

FIRST AMENDMENT CASES:

  • Rickert v. PDC, 161 Wn.2d 843, 168 P.3d 826 (2007): First Amendment case involving free speech rights of political candidates .. the Washington State Supreme Court issued a favorable decision on behalf of the client and struck down Washington’s false political advertising statute
  • Scheier v. City of Snohomish, 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 90919 (W.D. Wash.; Nov. 4, 2008): First Amendment case involving photographer who was detained for photographing power lines .. settled following denial of defendants’ motion for summary judgment
  • Amazon v. Lay, 758 F. Supp. 2d 1154 (W.D. Wash.; Oct. 25, 2010): First Amendment and privacy case involving North Carolina’s attempts to seek information regarding customer purchase information .. case resolved after the court granted the request for an injunction on behalf of Amazon and the customers