U.S. Supreme Court,
Technology,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Aug. 11, 2021
Competitor’s Lanham Act claims against Malwarebytes dismissed
Malwarebytes’ characterization of Enigma Software Group USA’s competing product as a “threat,” “malicious,” and a “potentially unwanted program” to block it does not mean users saw those labels as anything but statements of opinion, U.S. District Judge Edward J. Davila ruled.
For a second time, a Santa Clara company that makes anti-malware software has persuaded a judge to dismiss a competitor's claims of Lanham Act violations and tortious interference with business and contractual relations.
The case made its way to the U.S. Supreme Court after U.S. District Judge Edward J. Davila in San Jose dismissed Enigma Software Group USA LLC's complaint a...
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