So, Doniger/Burroughs, plaintiffs' counsel in the "hot, sexy, dangerous boys" copyright case has also filed dozens of #ScheduleA cases. Including Dolls Kill. See Dolls Kill, Inc. v. MengEryt, No. 24-2841, 2025 WL 3033729, at *1 (7th Cir. Oct. 30, 2025).

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The move he describes here is what I refer to, in my current work in progress as "defendant pinching." I argue that it's a form of judge shopping that lets plaintiffs avoid adverse judgments by judges who, like Seeger, have expressed doubts about the #ScheduleA litigation model:

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Big #ScheduleA news: Last year, Dyson won an uncontested appeal on a Lanham Act remedies issue. That decision, Dyson v. David 7, made number nine on my wrap-up of the most important Schedule A developments of 2025: blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/202...

David Boies? The one whose firm is representing the Trump Organization in #ScheduleA cases? That one?

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Judge Kness dismisses design patent infringement claim in a #ScheduleA case: Grill Rescue LLC v. Schedule A, No. 1:23-cv-15984, 2026 WL 483304, at *1 (N.D. Ill. Feb. 20, 2026).

This would be especially bad considering that over 40% of design patent cases are brought in the #ScheduleA format, which systematically discourages defendant participation.

I didn't have a high-minded reason: I went to law school because I became fascinated with copyright after taking a required undergrad course in Media Law. But my obsession with IP led eventually led me to where I am now, trying to hold the line on due process (at least, on the #ScheduleA front).