I would imagine that the amicus committee at INTA has already been notified on this one. RAI, an Italian broadcaster’s distributed (by satellite) into the U.S. award shows using the word OSCAR in the title such as the WINE OSCARS. The Academy sued RAI in Los Angeles. RAI defeated a summary judgment motion, creating an
2007
“Not Reverse Domain Name Hijacking To Bring ACPA Case For Expired Domain”
By Marty Schwimmer on
Posted in Domain Names
What Should We Do In Chicago for INTA?
By Marty Schwimmer on
Posted in Miscellany
Go to a blues club? Hire a DJ? What?
Insurer Required to Defend Alleged Counterfeiter
By Marty Schwimmer on
Posted in Counterfeits
Leora Hermann: “Insurer Required to Defend Alleged Counterfeiter”
Sex, Gender and Fair Use
By Marty Schwimmer on
Posted in Copyright Fair Use
Yeah, That’ll Happen
By Marty Schwimmer on
Posted in International
Zsa Zsa Gabor’s Husband Sues Bill O’Reilly
By Marty Schwimmer on
Posted in Libel/Defamation
Who can not click on the headline “Zsa Zsa Gabor’s husband sues Bill O’Reilly“?
Starbucks/Ethiopia Trademark Dispute – on YouTube
By Marty Schwimmer on
Posted in Appellations of Origin
The botom video was made by a Starbucks representative and the top video is from Arnold and Porter, which represents the Ethiopian government.
A Law.com article discussing the dispute is here.
The trademark issue (as opposed to the overall business issue) is that Ethiopia filed for standard trademark, as opposed to certification mark, protection…
Profile Of A Gumshoe
By Marty Schwimmer on
Posted in Counterfeits
New Yorker (march 19, 2007): “Bag Man” (Profile of Harley Lewin, head of trademarks at Greenberg Traurig) (no online version). Harley’s proficiency with John Doe orders (honed while representing rock bands going against t-shirt counterfeitors) led to his being retained by Reebok, and the rest is history.
Microsoft Press Release on Cybersquatting Intiatives
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Posted in Domain Names
Text of Microsoft press release on cybersquatting initiatives:
LONDON, and REDMOND, Wash. — March 14, 2007 — Microsoft Corp. today announced new legal actions against cybersquatters in the United Kingdom and the United States, which include expansion of a lawsuit filed in Seattle in August and the filing of a new federal lawsuit against the…