[E-trademarks] Hivemind thoughts on the Luke Combs counterfeiting case?

Eric Goldman egoldman at gmail.com
Wed Dec 20 10:54:40 EST 2023


Sorry/not sorry for the self-promotion. This article, just published last
month, describes the SAD Scheme, why it succeeds (TL;DR: because judges let
plaintiffs cut multiple due process corners), and why it's abusive.

https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4381824

I think the SAD Scheme will force a near-term reconciliation for the
trademark enforcement community. Either the SAD Scheme is kosher, in which
case most people on this list will eventually practice it widely, or it is
recognized as abusive and stopped. I'm rooting for the latter, and quickly.

Eric.



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On Wed, Dec 20, 2023 at 7:35 AM Tim Ackermann via E-trademarks <
e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com> wrote:

> Prof. Sarah Burstein's been all over these cases too, e.g.,
> https://bsky.app/profile/design-law.bsky.social/post/3kgyb3a3jzf2d .
> Tim Ackermann
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> On Wed, Dec 20, 2023 at 8:53 AM Edward Timberlake via E-trademarks <
> e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com> wrote:
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>> Lots more where that came from (called "Schedule A" cases):
>>
>>
>> https://blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2023/09/schedule-a-sad-scheme-plaintiff-sanctioned-for-fraud-on-the-court-xped-v-respect-the-look.htm
>>
>>
>> Sincerely,
>>
>> Ed Timberlake
>> *Board Certified Specialist in Trademark Law
>> <https://www.nclawspecialists.gov/for-the-public/find-a-board-certified-specialist/results/detail/?id=29473>*
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>> On Wed, Dec 20, 2023 at 9:45 AM Kevin Grierson via E-trademarks <
>> e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com> wrote:
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>>> Thanks.  I read about this case.  Hadn’t seen the article, but I had the
>>> same thought—it was a bit weird that Combs apparently didn’t know who he
>>> was suing.  I also thought it was kind of crazy that he got default
>>> judgments for $250K in statutory damages.  I realize that statutory damages
>>> aren’t the same as actual damages, but it was my recollection from my
>>> litigation days that even if you got a default judgment you still had to
>>> put on evidence of what your damages actually were.  Hard to see how a
>>> court actually hearing about a counterfeiter with a couple of hundred
>>> dollars in sales would have awarded a $250K judgment.
>>>
>>>
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>>> *From:* E-trademarks <e-trademarks-bounces at oppedahl-lists.com> *On
>>> Behalf Of *Jessica R. Friedman via E-trademarks
>>> *Sent:* Wednesday, December 20, 2023 8:46 AM
>>> *To:* For trademark practitioners. This is not for laypersons to seek
>>> legal advice. <e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com>
>>> *Cc:* Jessica R. Friedman <jrfriedman at litproplaw.com>
>>> *Subject:* [E-trademarks] Hivemind thoughts on the Luke Combs
>>> counterfeiting case?
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>>> When the client doesn’t realize that very little people are being sued
>>> and isn’t happy about it. (I realize that Above the Law is kind of snarky,
>>> but still, the column raises a valid question.)
>>>
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