New Ninth Circuit Arizona Trademark Opinion
July 12, 2023A trademark case with Arizona roots opens a new avenue for personal jurisdiction The Ninth Circuit clarifies what it means to “purposefully direct” activities toward forum residents A trademark case that got its start in a Phoenix suburb has given Arizona litigants a new avenue for asserting personal jurisdicti…
DetailsArizona Copyright Case Tracker – June 19, 2023
June 22, 2023FEATURED CASE Photography by Frank Diaz LLC v. Friends of David Schweikert et al, 2:2022-cv-01170 (filed July 13, 2022) Here’s an interesting case with implications for defamation, copyright, and—of course—politics. David Schweikert, the Republican Congressman from Arizona’s 6th congressional district, won …
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June 12, 2023A unanimous Supreme Court backs an Arizona federal judge—and slaps down an Arizona company But the Arizona dog chew maker will get one more bite on remand “This case is about dog toys and whiskey, two items seldom appearing in the same sentence,” Justice Kagan’s opinion cheekily begins. The case arose when …
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