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India high court grants interim relief to Bacardi against alleged trademark infringement

JURIST

Justice Hari Shankar the high court ruled that Bacardi made out a prima facie case for grant of interlocutory injunction on the basis of infringement of its registered trademark. Thereafter, Bahety Overseas successfully applied for the registration of the mark “FREEZMIX.”

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California Supreme Court: prisoners must get lawyer when challenging convictions for killings committed by others

JURIST

In this case, the trial court neither held a hearing nor appointed counsel and summarily denied Lewis’s petition stating “Lewis did not make a prima facie case for resentencing under Senate Bill 1437 because … he ‘would still be found guilty with a valid theory of first degree murder.'”

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Australia High Court hears submissions on Cambridge Analytica data breaches

JURIST

The issues to be addressed include whether a foreign corporation can “carry on business” in Australia if it has no other commercial activities or domestic business and whether the requirement of a “prima facie case” requires evidence that could support inferences sufficient to establish the cause of action.

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UK home secretary approves extradition of billionaire jeweler accused of defrauding bank to India

JURIST

Hence, a “prima facie case” was established. In a judgment of the Westminster Magistrates’ Court delivered on February 25, District Judge Sam Goozée found that there was sufficient evidence upon which Modi could be convicted in relation to the conspiracy to defraud PNB, among other things.

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Making a Proper Determination of Obviousness

Patently O

Still, the guidelines spend some time on the requirements of a prima facie case; the necessity of both evidence and reasoning to support any obviousness rejection; and consideration of all evidence before the examiner. Cautioning against: “references to ‘common sense’ without any support.”

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WHAT IS ASSOCIATIONAL DISCRIMINATION?

JayS.Rothman&Associates

Usually, a plaintiff must establish a prima facie case of discrimination, including showing that they suffered an adverse employment action and that they can link it to a protected class or activity under the law. “Association,” however, is not a limitless term.

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Defamation claim allowed to proceed under TPPA.

Day on Torts

While a plaintiff faced with a TPPA petition to dismiss could not make out a prima facie case for his false light invasion of privacy or intentional infliction of emotional distress claims, his defamation claim related to an allegedly false Title IX rape complaint was allowed to proceed. M2023-00045-COA-R3-CV (Tenn.