Tag: William Galkin
William Galkin quoted in E-Commerce Times
April 30, 2012 by
Deborah Kandel
William Galkin was quoted in an E-Commerce Times article entitled “Schmidt: Sun Was Warm to Java Arrangement”
“Schmidt would have to show evidence that Sun impliedly consented to use of the patent,” William Galkin, Internet attorney at Schwell Wimpfheimer & Associates, told the E-Commerce Times. “However, even an implied...
Reebok Pays $25 Million For Deception
November 27, 2011 by
William Galkin
FTC Action
On September 29, 2011, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued an Order for Reebok International (RBK) to pay $25 million in refunds to consumers of its EasyTone and RunTone shoes (Reebok Toning Shoes), and permanently enjoined Reebok from making claims that such products are effective in strengthening muscles or that wearing such products...
Media Industry Strikes Back at Online Infringement
July 20, 2011 by
William Galkin
It’s no secret that piracy of music and movies over the Internet is rampant and costs industry billions of dollars annually. Most people involved in this activity are not hardened criminals, and if asked, will probably admit that it is a technical violation of the law, but that it’s not really that illegal. You might even hear an argument that since...
Social Networks and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
May 26, 2011 by
William Galkin
The NLRB, through its regional office in Buffalo, New York, issued this month a complaint against an employer in a case involving Facebook postings for possibly violating the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). This has become a hot issue. Therefore, it’s a good time to review the applicable rules.
This current complaint involved postings on Facebook...