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
Coverage: 6P · 0D · 0N
Latest ruling: neutral (2026-02-25)
Press coverage leans plaintiff-favorable; no court ruling has been classified yet.
Coverage breakdown — the headlines behind the meter
6 plaintiff-favorable · 0 defendant-favorable · 0 neutral
- 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
- LinkedIn Sues Firm for 'Industrial-Scale' Network of Fake Data-Scraping AccountsPCMag · 2025-10-04
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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
- Filed
- 2025-10-02
- Last filing
- 2026-04-15
Cause
15:1125 Trademark Infringement (Lanham Act)
Entities in this case
Parties
Alam Rehmat Netswift (SMC-Private) Limited ProAPIs Inc. LinkedIn Corporation
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
CASE REFERRED to Magistrate Judge Susan van Keulen for Discovery. (jnk, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/24/2026)
- 2026-02-24
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- #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
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- #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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- 2025-10-17
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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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