Not surprised that someone registered the domain name GOOTUBE.COM.
October 2006
“How Your Client Can Keep You as Defense Counsel . . .”
Counterfeit Chic On Post-Sales Confusion
Counterfeit Chic: “Steal This Post.”
Second Dilution/Political Speech Case In Two Days
A Texas environmental group created a float (depicted above) showing the Texas governor kissing a smokestack that bears the trademark of TXU, a utility that intends to build coal-powered generating plants.
TXU has now alleged that use of its logo on the smokestack is infringement and/or dilution.
Not Responsible For Broken Windshields
Protest To Use Of Premiership Goals
BBC: “Goal Footage Warning For Website” (website hosting video footage of soccer goals protested by Premier League in UK).
Railroad Alleges Dilution By Law Firm’s Commissioned Painting
A law firm representing railroad workers commissioned, among others, the image above, which depicts a Burlington Northern Santa Fe train. BNSF protested the usage alleging dilution. Demand letters and response linked to in this article from Public Citizen Litigation Group (which is representing the law firm).
Political False Advertising Fact Pattern
Phone records of candidate for office (a district attorney, running for congress) shows call to ‘fantasy sex’ phone line, lasting 1 minute or less. A second call is then made immediately to a similar phone number belonging to a government office, which number shares last seven digits with the first phone number.
National political party…
They Grow Currants In New York?
“New Era Of The Recipe Burglar”
Food & Wine: “New Era of the Recipe Burglar” (discussion of protectability of food creations – including interview with Homaro Cantu of MOTO in Chicago).