Blog Post: SAD Scheme Copyright Plaintiff Must Compensate Defendants–Shenzhen Langmi v. Schedule A Defendants

https://blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2026/03/sad-scheme-copyright-plaintiff-must-compensate-defendants-shenzhen-langmi-v-schedule-a-defendants.htm

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Blog Post: Greer Burns Law Firm Sanctioned for “Willfully Abusive” and “Egregious” SAD Scheme Judge-Shopping #StopTheSADScheme

https://blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2026/01/greer-burns-law-firm-sanctioned-for-willfully-abusive-and-egregious-sad-scheme-judge-shopping.htm

Prof. @design_law provides a roundup of the top 10 SAD Scheme developments in 2025

https://blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2025/12/schedule-a-ten-notable-developments-in-2025-guest-blog-post.htm

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Blog Post: Second Circuit Rejects Email Service on Chinese Defendants in Baby Shark SAD Scheme Case

https://blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2025/12/second-circuit-rejects-email-service-on-chinese-defendants-in-baby-shark-sad-scheme-case.htm

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Blog Post: Court Sanctions Plaintiff’s Lawyer for Unverified Claims That the Defendant Was Hiding–Guangzhou Youlan Technology v. Onbrill World #designpatents

https://blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2025/11/court-sanctions-plaintiffs-lawyer-for-unverified-claims-that-the-defendant-was-hiding-guangzhou-youlan-technology-co-ltd-v-onbrill-world.htm

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Judge Kness recently blasted the SAD Scheme in a case brought by Eicher Motors. My coverage of that ruling:

https://blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2025/08/judge-kness-the-sad-scheme-should-no-longer-be-perpetuated-in-its-present-form-eicher-motors-v-schedule-a-defendants.htm

In response, Eicher Motors unsurprisingly dismissed the case entirely

https://digitalcommons.law.scu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3933&context=historical

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Cross-Post: Court Rejects Schedule A Claims Against Sellers of Compatible Parts/Accessories

https://blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2025/08/court-rejects-schedule-a-claims-against-sellers-of-compatible-parts-accessories-cross-post.htm

by Rebecca Tushnet

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In a blockbuster opinion, Judge Kness destroys the SAD Scheme, saying "the Schedule A mechanism should no longer be perpetuated in its present form"

https://blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2025/08/judge-kness-the-sad-scheme-should-no-longer-be-perpetuated-in-its-present-form-eicher-motors-v-schedule-a-defendants.htm

[Personal note: the opinion cites my paper 15x https://ssrn.com/abstract=4381824 ]

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I recently presented an updated version of my "SAD Scheme" talk at Peking University School of Transnational Law (PKU) in Shenzhen, China. My slide deck: http://www.ericgoldman.org/Speeches/SADSchemeJune2025.pdf

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My new estimates re. Schedule A Defendants (SAD Scheme) cases:

* 7,700 total cases, 40% of those filed since 1/1/24 📈
* 1.5M SAD Scheme defendants
* $600M court filing fees not paid due to SAD Scheme
* 70% of cases are ™️ cases, 20% ©️, 10% patent
* 88% in N.D. Ill.

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