Articles Tagged with piracy

Pinterest Files Suit Against Chinese Cybersquatter Updated: by

Pinterest filed a complaint at the end of August in the Northern District of California against Qian Jin of Nanjing, China, for cyberpiracy, trademark infringement and false designation of origin, trademark dilution, and unfair competition.  Specifically, Pinterest claims that Qian purchased dozens of “infringing” domain names that are nearly identical and…

Inventor Files Patent Infringement Suit Against Facebook, 21 Others Updated: by

Blue Spike, LLC filed a patent infringement lawsuit yesterday in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas naming 22 defendants, including Facebook. Blue Spike is a technology company owned by self-described inventor and steganographer Scott Moscowitz.

Writer’s Picks: Piracy, Internet Dating Fraud, SSA Benefits, and Same Sex Divorce Updated: by

We had some cases with interesting facts come up this week. The United States Supreme Court issued a ruling on providing survivor benefits to children conceived by in vitro fertilization, with frozen sperm, after the father died. In Astrue v. Capato, Respondent mother of the twins applied for Social Security…