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In another successful patent case, Newman | LLP attorneys Derek Newman and Keith Scully together with a joint-defense team convinced a California federal judge to declare as invalid a patent for the use of D-aspartic acid (DAA) in dietary supplements. The ruling allows Muscle Warfare, Inc., Newman Du LLP’s client, to continue manufacturing and marketing products containing DAA. Muscle Warfare and several other defendants were sued for patent infringement by ThermoLife International LLC. The suit claimed...

Newman | LLP attorneys Derek Newman and Derek Linke won a motion to dismiss an antitrust case against Facebook. A Delaware federal judge cleared the path for the firm’s client, Kickflip, Inc.—known better as Gambit—to proceed toward trial. This isn’t the first antitrust case against Facebook. But this is the first time Facebook has been defeated on a motion to dismiss when sued for anticompetitive behavior. The lawsuit alleges that Facebook violated antitrust laws when it...

Newman | LLP attorneys Derek Newman and Jason Sykes recently won summary judgment for their client, West Coast Corvettes. The result led to a settlement that brought a permanent end to competitor Corvette Mike’s decade-long on-again, off-again, cybersquatting. The case stems from Corvette Mike’s misuse of the domain name www.WestCoastCorvettes.com to misdirect consumers to its own website. West Coast made several attempts to resolve the issue informally, but when those efforts failed it hired Newman | LLP. The firm swiftly obtained...