Complaint alleging direct, contributory and vicarious liabilty for copyright and trademark infringement filed November 19 in the Central District of California by Perfect 10 magazine against Google, for providing, via its Image Search, links to ‘Stolen Content Websites’ displaying unauthorized photos.
Interesting assertion from complaint: “It would be virtually impossible for consumers to locate most Stolen
“Brands As Influencers” by Stephen Rapier, via Branchannel.
Front page article in today’s Wall Street Journal: “Stuck On You: A Tiny Glue Seller Claims Identity Theft,” about how the Hunan Magic Power adhesive company of China has gone one step beyond counterfeiting and has actually stolen the identity of Indiana-based ABRO Industries, to the point of distributing products with a photo of the
Good introductory discussion of copyrightability of photographs apart from the underlying content of the photograph (in this case, photographs of fabric patterns).
Schiffer Publishing v. Chronicle Books, No. 03-492 (E.D. Penn. Nov 12 2004).
Practice pointer: Discourage your clients from writing internal memos giving advice on how to commit copyright infringement.
Lawsuit dismissed against Disney alleging theft of idea relating to Epcot Center. Via NY Lawyer.
After controversy regarding selection of the panel, a 3 person panel has rejected BAA’s UDRP complaint regarding registration and use of GATWICK.COM, used in connection with a directory of businesses serving Gatwick Airport. Desipte the panel’s finding that BAA had a common law rights in the trademark GATWICK, it held that the registrant’s business was
Interview with the designer of the FedEx logo, via The Sneeze.
IPNewsBlog on former employee vs. former employer (ShopNBC) regarding a trademark coined by employee during her employ.
John Welch, some-time contributor to The Trademark Blog and full-time expert on the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, has started the TTABlog.
BUD v. BUDVAR in Finland, discussed by IPKat.