Technically Legal

Eric Goldman reports on a class action law suit filed against Google over trademark infringement. Professor Goldman hits the nail on the head when he says that the suit isn’t likely to go very far. Class actions involving trademarks rarely get past initial stages, because unlike most class action cases, where the harm is exactly the same to each class member, it rarely is the case in trademarks. Because damages would be different in each case, the Court is likely to find that they won’t save any time or resources by allowing the class action to go forward, as opposed to litigating each case individually.

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