For one thing, the burning of Atlanta would seem out of place.
This Western District of Washington case has a common fact pattern: plaintiff’s and defendant’s computer games are similar in the sense that the ‘gameplay’ (the rules of the game), is very similar, but the ‘skin’ (the setting and characters and interface) are different.
YourLawyer.com alleges infringement of the trade dress of its website, by the website of Gilman Law Firm.
yourlawyer.com trade dress complaint
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VOGUE Magazine sent a ‘blank’ complaint (an unsigned unfiled complaint) to VOGUEVERT on Sept. 5 (VOGUEVERT uses the mark for a site selling luxury items. VOGUEVERT files a DJ action on Sept. 21.
voguevert v vogue
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A Regent is a common name for a member of a governing Board of a public education system. California and NY have Boards of Regents, as does Georgia. In my household, The Regents refer to the standardized test middle and high schoolers have to take in June.
regent v regents
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Chipotles are smoked jalapenos. CHIPOTLE GRILL is a chain (that I think is quite good). Jack in the Box sells a Chipotle Sandwich (which has a CHIPOTLOAD of flavor).
chipotle v chipotle complaint
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When is a decorative element of a product trademark use, and when is it descriptive fair use? Does the shirt depicted above signify BORN TO ROCK as the source of origin, or is it just one more trite slogan?
Plaintiff owns an incontestable registration for BORN TO ROCK for guitars, and a recent registration for
WICKED FITNESS chain v WICKED FIT reality TV show.
wicked fitness v wicked fit tm complaint
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VIDYO v VIDYOO for teleconferencing services.
vidyo v vidyoo tm complaint
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You can discuss one of two questions: (1) Is this parody fair use; or (2) why do things always work out for the Lakers?