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Dropbox’s TOS Amendment Fails (And If This Opinion Stands, Yours Will Too)–Sifuentes v. Dropbox

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Sifuentes got a Dropbox account in 2011. The court says Dropbox properly formed the TOS. In 2020, Sifuentes sued Dropbox for a 2012 data breach. Dropbox tried to send the case to arbitration per its TOS. Dropbox says it has amended its TOS twelve times since 2011, including adding the arbitration clause in 2014. [NB:

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Bombshell Ruling Puts Amendments to Click-Wrap and Terms of Use Agreements in Question

IP Tech Blog

Dropbox, Inc. In Sifuentes , the plaintiff (proceeding pro se ) filed suit against Dropbox over alleged harm resulting from a 2012 data breach. Dropbox moved to compel arbitration arguing that under its amended terms of use, the claim had to be arbitrated. The case is Sifuentes v. 2022 WL 2673080, *4 (N.D. June 29, 2022).

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The Sleekcraft Factors and “Reverse Confusion” Trademark Infringement

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This was the scenario the Ninth Circuit faced in its recent decision in: Ironhawk Technologies, Inc. Dropbox, Inc. Dropbox (as most lawyers know) produces cloud storage software that millions of users utilize around the world. After some discovery, Dropbox moved for summary judgment. decided April 20, 2021).

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$35M Patent Infringement Case Against Dropbox Flops At Trial

IP Law 360

A federal jury in Waco, Texas, on Friday cleared online file storage company Dropbox Inc. in a $35 million case alleging that it infringed patents picked up by a lawyer's licensing company from a one-time coder at IBM, and also found those patents invalid.

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Bombshell Ruling Puts Amendments to Click-Wrap and Terms of Use Agreements in Question

LexBlog IP

Dropbox, Inc. In Sifuentes , the plaintiff (proceeding pro se ) filed suit against Dropbox over alleged harm resulting from a 2012 data breach. Dropbox moved to compel arbitration arguing that under its amended terms of use, the claim had to be arbitrated. The court found Dropbox’s evidence of notice unpersuasive.

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Court Says “You May NOT Amend Your TOS by Posting New Terms to Your Site”–International Markets v. Thayer

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Dropbox, Inc. Bumble, Inc. The most recent court to scowl in the direction of a company that purported to unilaterally update its terms-of-use agreement with little or no notice to users was Int’l Markets Live, Inc. Barnes & Noble Inc. Savings.com, Inc. This was the key takeaway in Sifuentes v.

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Federal Appellate Court Vacates Order Denying Injunction in Biotechnology Trade Secret Dispute

LexBlog IP

Direct Biologics sues former employee, his new employer Direct Biologics is a biotechnology company in the regenerative medicine field, which manufactures biologically derived pharmaceutical products, including stem cell therapies and tissue regeneration grafts. In 2018, Direct Biologics hired Adam McQueen as one of its first employees.