April 2011
The Red Lacquered Dark Night of the Sole
Are Search Users Ignoring Paid Ads On The Right Of Search Results?
Interesting new data about searcher behavior from a recent User Centric eye-tracking study: Whether using Google or Bing, all 24 participants looked at the organic search results for their queries, but between 70% and 80% ignored the paid ads on the right side of the page.
Alum-a-Pole v Badger Ladder
Good name for a suit: Alum-a-Pole vs Badger Ladder. Allegations of unfair competition in the cut-throat world of scaffolding jacks.
Complaint Alum a Pole(function() { var scribd = document.createElement(“script”); scribd.type = “text/javascript”; scribd.async = true; scribd.src = “http://www.scribd.com/javascripts/embed_code/inject.js”; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(“script”)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(scribd, s); })();
INTA Amicus Brief in BETTY BOOP Case
“. . . in concluding that Appellant ‘is not using Betty Boop as a trademark, but instead as a functional product’ . . . the majority erred by sua sponte reincarnating the outdated and much-critcized aesthetic functionality doctrine . . .” (page 7)
“. . . the majority erred
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LUNA BAR v LUNA FITNESS
Clif, maker of the LUNA nutrition/sports food bar, sues LUNA FITNESS of Tempe, Arizona.
Complaint Luna Bar Luna Fitness(function() { var scribd = document.createElement(“script”); scribd.type = “text/javascript”; scribd.async = true; scribd.src = “http://www.scribd.com/javascripts/embed_code/inject.js”; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(“script”)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(scribd, s); })();
Mount Nittany Medical v Nittany Urgent Care
Mount Nittany is a local landmark in University Park, Pennsylvania. The Nittany Lion is the mascot of Penn State. Mount Nittany Medical Center has sued Nittany Urgent Care.
Complaint Nittany(function() { var scribd = document.createElement(“script”); scribd.type = “text/javascript”; scribd.async = true; scribd.src = “http://www.scribd.com/javascripts/embed_code/inject.js”; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(“script”)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(scribd, s); })();
Stone v Roc
I showed restraint and didn’t make a ’99 problems’ reference in the headline. Volcom sues Jay Z’s Roc Nation for allegedly infringing ‘inverted diamond’ logo.
Complaint Volcom Roc Nation Jay z(function() { var scribd = document.createElement(“script”); scribd.type = “text/javascript”; scribd.async = true; scribd.src = “http://www.scribd.com/javascripts/embed_code/inject.js”; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(“script”)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(scribd, s); })();
That Tree Shaped Air Freshener Is A Registered Trademark
Complaint Freshner(function() { var scribd = document.createElement(“script”); scribd.type = “text/javascript”; scribd.async = true; scribd.src = “http://www.scribd.com/javascripts/embed_code/inject.js”; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(“script”)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(scribd, s); })();
Cuban Company Barred From Renewing HAVANA CLUB Trademark in U.S.
Cubaexport, partner of Pernod, was barred from renewing its US registration for HAVANA CLUB under a 1998 law making trademarks confiscated by the Cuban government unenforceable.
Decision DC COA Havana Club(function() { var scribd = document.createElement(“script”); scribd.type = “text/javascript”; scribd.async = true; scribd.src = “http://www.scribd.com/javascripts/embed_code/inject.js”; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(“script”)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(scribd, s);