From Louboutin’s complaint against YSL:

The location of the bright color on the outsole of a women’s pump is said to prove an alluring ‘flash of red’ when a woman walks down the street, or on the red carpet of a special event.  (para 18)

To maintain demand, Plaintiffs often will not fill an entire

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Search Engine Land:

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.

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 press release here.

“. . . 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 the majority erred by sua sponte reincarnating the outdated and much-critcized aesthetic functionality doctrine .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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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 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); })();

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); })();

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); })();