LinkedIn Corporation v. ProAPIs Inc.
Summary
LinkedIn sues ProAPIs, Netswift, and Alam Rehmat for trademark infringement under the Lanham Act.
Summary generated by AI from public docket data. Verify against the original filing before relying on it.
Coverage vs reality meter
Prior 1P · 0D · 0N (6 articles)→Recent 30d 1P · 0D · 0N (1 article)
Latest ruling: neutral (2026-02-25)
Press coverage leans plaintiff-favorable; no court ruling has been classified yet.
Coverage breakdown — the articles behind the meter
7 plaintiff-favorable · 0 defendant-favorable · 0 neutral articles
The meter counts distinct coverage events, not articles: 2 plaintiff · 0 defendant · 0 neutral events — a burst of same-stance coverage counts once, however many outlets ran it.
- Startup Banned From Using LinkedIn Data in Scraping LawsuitBloomberg Law News · 2026-09-17
- LinkedIn Sues Firm Over ‘Industrial Scale’ Member Data Scrapingdigit.fyi · 2025-10-06
- LinkedIn sues ProAPIs for $15K/Month LinkedIn data scraping schemeSecurity Affairs · 2025-10-06
- LinkedIn sues firm for scraping millions of LinkedIn member profilesCybernews · 2025-10-05
None classified yet.
Coverage sentiment vs. docket activity over time
Counsel of record
- Munger, Tolles and Olson LLPJonathan Hugh Blavin, Nicholas Daniel Fram
- Munger, Tolles & Olson LLPCordell Brown
- Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLPHope Skibitsky, Victoria Blohm Parker
- Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLPPaula C. Gonzalez
- Court
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
- Docket no.
- 5:25-cv-08393
- Nature of suit
- Trademark
- Judge
- P. Casey Pitts
- Filed
- 2025-10-02
- Last filing
- 2026-09-18
- Terminated
- 2026-09-16
Cause
15:1125 Trademark Infringement (Lanham Act)
Entities in this case
Parties
LinkedIn Corporation (plaintiff) Alam Rehmat (defendant) Netswift (SMC-Private) Limited (defendant) ProAPIs Inc. (defendant)
Docket entries
- #292026-04-15
ORDER RE CONFLICT DISCLOSURE. Signed by Judge Susan van Keulen on 4/15/2026. (rap, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/15/2026)
- #282026-02-25
ORDER Granting as modified 27 Stipulated Protective Order. Signed by Judge Susan van Keulen on February 25, 2026. (svklc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/25/2026) (Entered: 02/25/2026)
- 2026-02-24
No description on file
- 2026-02-24
CASE REFERRED to Magistrate Judge Susan van Keulen for Discovery. (jnk, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/24/2026)
- #272026-02-23
STIPULATION WITH PROPOSED ORDER STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER filed by LinkedIn Corporation. (Fram, Nicholas) (Filed on 2/23/2026) (Entered: 02/23/2026)
- #262026-02-09
ORDER Granting *as modified* 25 Joint Stipulation to Stay Proceedings. Signed by Judge P. Casey Pitts on 2/9/2026. Status Report due by 8/13/2026. Status Conference set for 8/20/2026 at 01:00 PM in San Jose, Courtroom 8, 4th Floor before Judge P. Casey Pitts. (nmc, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/9/2026) (Entered: 02/09/2026)
- #252026-02-06
STIPULATION WITH PROPOSED ORDER to Stay Proceedings filed by Netswift (SMC-Private) Limited, ProAPIs Inc., Alam Rehmat. (Skibitsky, Hope) (Filed on 2/6/2026) Modified on 2/9/2026 (anj, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 02/06/2026)
- #242026-02-04
NOTICE of Appearance filed by Paula C. Gonzalez on behalf of Netswift (SMC-Private) Limited, ProAPIs Inc., Alam Rehmat (Gonzalez, Paula) (Filed on 2/4/2026) (Entered: 02/04/2026)
- 2026-02-04
No description on file
- #232026-01-29
STIPULATION re 1 Complaint,, "Third Stipulation Enlarging Time to Respond to Complaint" filed by Netswift (SMC-Private) Limited, ProAPIs Inc., Alam Rehmat. (Skibitsky, Hope) (Filed on 1/29/2026) (Entered: 01/29/2026)
- 2025-11-04
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- 2025-10-31
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- 2025-10-31
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- 2025-10-31
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- 2025-10-17
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- 2025-10-15
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- 2025-10-03
Electronic filing error. ***Filer did not add all interested parties when prompted. Please re-file this document in its entirety and when prompted, enter all affiliates or corporate parents.*** Re: 2 Certificate of Interested Entities filed by LinkedIn Corporation (krp, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/3/2025)
- 2025-10-03
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- 2025-10-02
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- 2025-10-02
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Docket history from CourtListener/RECAP — most recent first.