Damian R LaPlaca
Posts by Damian R LaPlaca
Supreme Court Ruling Opens Door to Additional Constitutional Challenges to the Lanham Act
The Supreme Court ruled that the anti-disparagement clause in the Lanham Act violates the Free Speech Clause in the First Amendment. Matal v. Tam. As a result, …
Diverging Viewpoints on Venue Change Following T.C. Heartland
In two recent decisions following T. C. Heartland, district courts have applied two different methodologies in resolving motions to change venue... In the first decision a trial …
Defeating Patent Trolls with Failure to Mark
Many defendants to patent troll suits have never heard of the patent owner or its patent(s), and will have never received notice of infringement until service …