Facebook, Inc. et al v. OnLineNic Inc et al

  1. May 30, 2025

    'Spinning Wheels': Judge Laments 'No Progress' In Meta Case

    A California federal judge indicated Friday that she'd order a Chinese information company to pay Meta's contempt motion fees after it failed to pay a $5.5 million default judgment for cybersquatting, but she complained that all involved are "spinning wheels here and spending attorneys fees and making no progress at all."

  2. March 14, 2025

    Meta Digs Into Co.'s Asset Selloff As $5.5M Win Goes Unpaid

    A California federal judge Friday agreed with Meta that a Chinese information company that hasn't paid a $5.5 million default judgment in a cybersquatting case should provide details about the sale of its domain name business just days before she issued an asset freeze.

  3. March 25, 2022

    Facebook Bags $3.1M Default Win In Cybersquatting Row

    A California magistrate judge on Friday ruled that a Chinese domain name registrar owes Facebook more than $3.1 million for deleting more than four million files after the social media giant began its cybersquatting litigation campaign.

  4. March 24, 2022

    IP Forecast: Fed. Circ. To Mull Arthrex's Latest USPTO Fight

    Arthrex will argue next week that the Federal Circuit must undo the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's invalidation of its suture patent because the patent office’s interim leader lacks the power to review that ruling under a U.S. Supreme Court decision involving the company. Here's a look at where that case stands — plus all the other major intellectual property matters on deck in the coming week.

  5. October 29, 2019

    Facebook Sues To Shut Down Phishing, Hacking Sites

    Facebook hit a website domain name registrar with a $2 million trademark infringement and cybersquatting lawsuit in California federal court on Monday in an effort to take down websites that it claims sell tools for hacking and phishing, seeking $100,000 for each of 20 allegedly infringing domain names.