• Posts by Kenny Hsu
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    Kenneth (Kenny) P. Hsu is a Partner in the Litigation and Intellectual Property Departments with a focus on brand protection, intellectual property disputes, and complex commercial litigation.  

    Kenny advises clients from a wide ...

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No “Sale,” No Trademark: Ninth Circuit Dismisses “WallStreetBets” Founder’s Infringement Claim Against Reddit for Lack of Ownership | By: Kenny Hsu

On June 11, 2025, in likely the most significant ruling of the longstanding feud between the social media website, Reddit, Inc., and the founder of its notorious “WallStreetBets” subreddit community, Jaime Rogozinski, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (Case No. 24-735) affirmed a district court’s dismissal with prejudice of Mr. Rogizinski’s lawsuit alleging that Reddit continued to infringe upon the “WallStreetBets” trademark.

The principal issue in the Ninth Circuit’s ruling was the ownership of the trademark at issue, the starting point for any ...

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MGA Entertainment v. Harris: Despite $71M Judgment, Federal Court Declines to Enjoin Trade Dress Infringement, Revealing Limits to Presumption of Irreparable Harm | By: Kenny Hsu

On April 15, 2025, after jurors found a line of dolls from the toymaker, MGA Entertainment, Inc. (“MGA”), infringed the trade dress rights of a pop group owned by music artists Clifford "T.I." Harris and Tameka "Tiny" Harris, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California (Case No. 2:20-cv-11548-JVS-AGR) granted entry of an approximately $71 million judgment in favor of the Harrises. In the same order, however, the Court denied the Harrises’ motion for a permanent injunction enjoining MGA’s continued infringing use of the trade dresses at issue after ...

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