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Nissan Motor Co. v. Nissan Computer Corp., 378 F.3d 1002, 1020 (9th Cir. 2004). Id. at 1006-08

Consulting counsel for company owned by Uzi Nissan against Nissan car company in trademark infringement, dilution, cybersquatting action resulting in prior-restraint order in lower court.

 

Surf Line Hawaii, Ltd. v. Polo Ralph Lauren Corp., Case No. CV03-00550 (District of Hawaii, October 2003)

Lead counsel in DJ action for trademark infringement and dilution of JAMS mark.

 

FatWallet, Inc. v. Wal-mart Inc., Case No. 02050454 (ND Illinois, November 2002) and FatWallet, Inc. v. Best Buy, Inc., 2004 WL 793548 (ND Ill.)

Counsel for comparison-shopping site’s challenge to DMCA notice-and-takedown claim of copyright protection in product prices.

 

Hoffman California International Fabrics v. Albertsons, Inc., Case No. SACV03-106 GLT (MLGx) (CD California, February 2003)

Lead counsel for fabric designer against repetitive and willful sale of copyright-infringing apparel by nation-wide retailer.

 

RIAA v. Verizon Internet Services Inc., 351 F.3d 1229 (DC Circuit 2003)

Lead counsel for wide spectrum of non-profit amici organizations asserting unconstitutionality of DMCA subpoena provision.

 

Paramount Pictures Corp. vs. ReplayTV Inc., 2002 WL 1315811 (CD Cal.)

Lead counsel for amici groups challenging discovery order in copyright case requiring collection of customer data through television surveillance.

 

Donovan v. RRL Corp., 26 Cal.4th 261 (2001), and 74 Cal. App. 4th 540 (1999)

Representing amici publishers group, the California Supreme Court adopted the arguments solely asserted by these amici in a case concerning liability for a price mistake in a newspaper advertisement.

 

Global Telemedia International, Inc. v. Reader, 132 F.Supp. 2d 1261 (CD California, February 2001)

Lead counsel in case issuing the first ruling that Internet message boards are protected forums for the expression of opinions.

 

AquaCool_2000 v. Yahoo! Inc., Case No. C00-20677-EAI (CD California, May 2000)

Lead counsel in first lawsuit against a leading portal for privacy violations.

 

FTC v. Jeremy Martinez d/b/a Info World, Case No. 12701 (CD California, December 2000)

Lead counsel defending the first FTC lawsuit over the online distribution of false identification templates.

 

Xircom Inc. v. Doe, Case No. 188724 (Superior Court of California, County of Ventura, May 1999)

Lead counsel representing John Doe in the first case involving a motion to quash a subpoena to disclose the identity of an anonymous Internet poster.

 

Michael Dean Stepp v. The Plano Star-Courier, Case No. 199-1660-97 (199th Judicial District of Texas, July 1998)

Represented newspaper in one of the first cases dealing with the statute of limitations for an online publication.

 

People of State of California v. Dally, Case No. CR 39521B (Superior Court of California, County of Ventura, October 1997)

Represented third party in the first case involving a subpoena for  information collected on a newspaper's website.

 

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