Plaintiff owns BIOCALTH trademark. Domains by Proxy customer had been using BIOLAWSUIT.COM for a Chinese language site that seemed to refer to a lawsuit relating to BIOCALTH (archive.org page here), the pages of which allegedly reproduced the BIOCALTH logo (the page is down as of this writing). Domains By Proxy doesn’t give up
Haute Diggity Dog (CHEWY VUITON) Affirmed – No Infringement, No Dilution
Text of Fourth Circuit Decision in Louis Vuitton v. Haute Diggity Dog here.
43(b)log commentary here.
Food, Drug and Shirt Administration?
NY Times: “‘Seaweed’ Clothing Has None, Tests Show“:
“One of [Lululemon’s] lines is called VitaSea, and the company says it is made with seaweed. The fabric, according to product tags, “releases marine amino acids, minerals and vitamins into the skin upon contact with moisture.”
Lululemon, which has received positive media
Tiffany v. eBay Trial Starts Today
WSJ.com Law Blog: Tiffany v. eBay:
“Who is responsible for the policing of counterfeit products on eBay?
If you think that’s an interesting question and you’re here in Gotham, hightail it down to Judge Richard Sullivan’s courtroom in the Southern District where a bench trial gets underway today pitting Tiffany against the online auctioneer.
Homage?
Not quite sure what the story is behind the similarities in these Apple and Sony ads. Via “”You Thought We Wouldn’t Notice.”
TROPICANA v TROPICANA
Business Courier of Cincinatti: Lawsuit Challenges Ruby on Tropicana Name”
“Bill Yung’s Tropicana Entertainment LLC, the owner of the Tropicana hotel and casino chain and its Las Vegas flagship, has filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against Jeff Ruby Culinary Entertainment Inc.
Tropicana Entertainment contends that Ruby’s use of the Tropicana name and trade dress
Hartford Sues Registar Moniker Over Domain Name
After domain name registrar refused to disclose the identity of the registrant of InstitutionalHartfordLife.com, Hartford Life sued Moniker in the Southern District last week. Via Justia.com docket search. Hartford Fire Insurance, et. al. v. Moniker Online Services, LLC and John Does 1-10, 0 Civ 9729 (S.D.N.Y. Nov. 2 2007).
One Laptop Per Child Program Begins Monday
Look at the One Laptop Per Child Program website which describes the creation of the $200 ‘developing world’ laptop, designed to bring connectivity to children around the world. The limited time ‘Give One Get One’ program begins Monday.
“Facebook Faces Legal Questions Over ‘Facebook Ads'”
WSJ.com: “Facebook Faces Legal Questions Over ‘Facebook Ads‘”:
“On their respective blogs . . . GWU Law professor Dan Solove and Minnesota Law professor William McGeveran have issues with the new program. McGeveran points out that this may be illegal under a 100-year-old New York privacy law. The statute says that “any person
Harry Potter and the Unauthorized Derivative Work
Defendant publishes Harry Potter reference work, based in part on a fan encyclopedia. Harry Potter publisher and author sue.
Text of complaint in Warner Bros Ent and JK Rowling v RDR Books, SDNY Oct 31 2007.
Text of decision referred to in complaint: Castle Rock Entertainment v Carol Publishing, 150 F.3d 132 (2d Cir