Intellectual Property
Jun. 19, 2009
Facebook Loses Copycat Case in Germany
Facebook Inc.'s multi-country litigation against German social networking site StudiVZ Ltd. for allegedly copying the look and feel of its Web site suffered what could turn out to be a fatal blow this week in a German court.
By Craig Anderson
Daily Journal Staff Writer Facebook Inc.'s multi-country litigation against German social networking site StudiVZ Ltd. for allegedly copying the look and feel of its Web site suffered what could turn out to be a fatal blow this week in a German court. The Cologne Regional Court on Tuesday dismissed Facebook's complaint against StudiVZ for unlawfully imitating Facebook's popular social networking site and for illegally obtaining t...
Daily Journal Staff Writer Facebook Inc.'s multi-country litigation against German social networking site StudiVZ Ltd. for allegedly copying the look and feel of its Web site suffered what could turn out to be a fatal blow this week in a German court. The Cologne Regional Court on Tuesday dismissed Facebook's complaint against StudiVZ for unlawfully imitating Facebook's popular social networking site and for illegally obtaining t...
To continue reading, please subscribe.
For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
Receive unlimited article access and full access to our archives,
Daily Appellate Report, award winning columns, and our
Verdicts and Settlements.
Or
$795 for an entire year!
For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
Receive unlimited article access and full access to our archives,
Daily Appellate Report, award winning columns, and our
Verdicts and Settlements.
Or
$795 for an entire year!
Or access this article for $45
(Purchase provides 7-day access to this article. Printing, posting or downloading is not allowed.)
Already a subscriber?
Sign In