2012
Staying the Master of Your Domain
David Swetnam-Burland / 0 CommentsAs the college football season comes to a close and the NFL playoffs heat up, we’re ready to reach for a football cliché to describe the latest developments in the world of Internet domain names. Sometimes the best defense is a good offense…and sometimes it’s best to defend against offensiveness. That is the theory behind...
Read More2012
An Exceptional Loss
David Swetnam-Burland / 0 CommentsIn a recent panel decision, MarcTec, LLC v. Johnson & Johnson and Cordis Corp., the Federal Circuit once again affirmed a decision hitting an exceptional plaintiff with an exceptional attorneys’ fees award. In MarcTec, the lower court found that the Plaintiff engaged in litigation misconduct, raising “baseless” and “frivolous” allegations of infringement and acting in “bad faith” in bringing...
Read More