March 2008

Phat Fashions LLC v. Victoria’s Secret Stores Brand Management, Inc.
By New York Southern District Court
New York Southern District Court
– Trademark
Filed: March 14, 2008
Plaintiff: Phat Fashions LLC, Phat Fashions LLC, Phat Fashions LLC Defendant: Victoria’s Secret Stores Brand Management, Inc.
Case Number: 1:2008cv02745
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Read this doc on Scribd: Complaint Phat

The Legal Satyricon: “Is GoDaddy A Mass Cybersquatter?“:

These pay-per-click pages and their operators are the parasites of the internet. I love when they put some goddamned phrase at the top like “find something interesting” or “helping you find what you need.”
Far from “helping you find what you need,” these sites do

HuffingtonPost comments on MPAA Chairman Dan Glickman’s remarks reproduced below.
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Read this doc on Scribd: MPAA Glickman remarks march 08

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Adult website model wants domain name back. Coverage here.
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Read this doc on Scribd: complaint adrienne melts hotadricom

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Monihan v. American Dental Partners, Inc et al
Massachusetts District Court
Filed: March 13, 2008
Plaintiff: E. James Monihan Defendant: American Dental Partners, Inc, Gregory A. Serrao
Case Number: 1:2008cv10410
Young Living Essential Oils v. Strawcutter
Utah District Court
Filed: March 12, 2008
Plaintiff: Young Living Essential Oils Defendant: Richard David Strawcutter
Case Number: 2:2008cv00196

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CNN.com: New Car Names – How They Get ‘Em:

Frazier speculates that it’s no accident that carmakers especially like to use the letters S, E or X in various combinations.
But there’s a far greater sin in car naming, as far as some experts are concerned. Automakers commit it when they rely on meaningless