Plaintiff filed a complaint with ITC alleging, inter alia, trade dress infringement by respondent. Respondent defaulted. ITC declines to issue relief regarding trade dress, finding that that “Laerdal failed to plead sufficiently (1) that it suffered the requisite harm, (2) the specific elements that constitute its trade dresses, and (3) that its trade dresses
2018
Off-White Sues Brooklyn Lighthouse for Counterfeiting
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2d Circuit: Sleepy’s v Sleep Number – Can You Be Defamed To Your Secret Agent?
Plaintiff Sleepy’s sold a line of mattresses manufactured by a competitor, Defendant Select Comfort. Sleepy’s line performed poorly in comparison to a ‘slightly different’ line sold by Select Comfort in its own stores (which line had ‘exactly the same’ technology and basic components as Sleepy’s line). Select Comfort thought that Sleepy’s didn’t adequately advertise their…
Test of Fed Circ Decision in Converse v ITC
I spoke about this decision at the John Marshall Law Conference last week. I think the bit about comparing defendant’s product to plaintiff’s mark, on page 24, seems like a mistake. I think in a non-trade dress case the trier of facts compares the marks to each other, and considers the relatedness of the goods/services.…
Today’s Pleading Quiz – What Do People Think When They See Pictures of Women on a Club’s Social Media Account
I think federal causes are tricky to plead in this one.
Defendant operates a strip club in Long Island. Plaintiffs are 19 women, all of whom seem to be well-known professional models. Defendant allegedly reproduced photos of plaintiffs on its Instagram (or other social media) accounts, and ‘intentionally altered’ the images ‘in order to make…
Interesting Lawsuit: Bluetooth SIG v Fiat Chrysler re Use of BLUETOOTH in Car Communications System
Interesting case. Bluetooth SIG licenses BLUETOOTH marks to entities that sell Bluetooth-compliant equipment. Mere re-sellers seem to not need to pay license fees. Defendant Fiat Chrysler utilizes audio components that themselves may be identified as Bluetooth-compliant, however Bluetooth SIG alleges that when defendant incorporates those components into the car’s system, the system itself may…
“a blood oath never to use the name Lynyrd Skynyrd again.”
until the tribute tour, and then the film.
From Justia’s summary:
A 1988 consent order settled a suit brought by plaintiff against past and then present members of the rock band known as Lynyrd Skynyrd, seeking to clarify each party’s rights with respect to the use of the name “Lynyrd Skynyrd” and their rights to…
Dr Martens v Yoox Net-a-Porter re Trade Dress
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D Del. DJ Action: INSTAVOICE v INSTAGRAM for Voice Apps
Apparently Instagram’s API Brand Guidelines said that INSTA- formatives were cool. See para 26 of the complaint.
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Blockchain.io Responds to BLOCKCHAIN Trademark Lawsuit
I blogged the complaint filed by Blockchain Luxembourg against Blockchain.io here last week.
I have now been contacted by the head of communications for Blockchain.io, who asked that I post the following:
Paymium, that has been successfully operating a BTC/EUR exchange since 2013 and serving 170,000 customers, is currently closing its private ICO to accelerate …