Kappa Alpha Order v. Dirty World Entertainment, LLC
Plaintiff: Kappa Alpha Order
Defendant: Dirty World Entertainment, LLC
Case Number: 6:2008cv00008
Filed: March 17, 2008
Court: Virginia Western District Court
Heist v. Laurel Burch Artworks, Inc.
Plaintiff: Jennifer N. Heist
Defendant: Laurel Burch Artworks, Inc.
Case Number: 4:2008cv00484
Filed: March 17, 2008
Court: Pennsylvania Middle
2008
“Apple Settles “Millions of Colors” Lawsuit”
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Posted in False Advertising
Fortune: “Apple Settles “Millions of Colors” Lawsuit”:
When you’re a company as high profile and as rich as Apple, you get sued for a lot things, from patent infringement (eight cases since January alone, according to Barron’s) to “sexual harassments with Apple gadgets” (see here). But one suit that was widely derided as frivolous
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“An Operating System for Law: Online Cases”
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Posted in Copyright
Law.com: An Operating System for Law: Online Cases:
Carl Malamud has been bothered for 25 years by the fact that U.S. case law is locked away from the public’s eyes. As a wonkish graduate student at the Indiana University School of Business in the 1980s, he was forced on occasion to sneak into the
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“City of Sturgis Distances Itself From Sturgis Chamber Lawsuit”
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Posted in Miscellany
Kentucky.com” “City of Sturgis distances itself from Stugis Chamber lawsuit“:
The Sturgis Area Chamber of Commerce filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against a motorcycle rally in Kentucky without the city of Sturgis’ knowledge or consent, according to a release from the city. “We didn’t know it was coming,” Pepper Massey, city Rally Department
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Phenomenon Licensing v MySpace
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Posted in Likelihood of Confusion
Extensive discussion of lawsuit against MySpace by the Las Vegas Trademark Attorney here.
Recently Filed Trademark Lawsuits
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Posted in Recently Filed Suits
C.S.B. Commodities, Inc. v. Urban Trend (HK) Ltd. et al
Plaintiff: C.S.B. Commodities, Inc.
Defendant: Urban Trend (HK) Ltd. and Robert Kushner
Case Number: 1:2008cv01548
Filed: March 17, 2008
Court: Illinois Northern District Court
Coach Services, Inc. v. Glo International, Inc. et al
Plaintiff: Coach Services, Inc.
Defendant: Glo International, Inc., Brian Bang and DOES…
I’d Going To Use One Of Those Hotels.Com Services
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Posted in Genericide, Inherent Registrability
TTAB decision holding HOTELS.COM to be generic.
Example Of In Rem Domain Name Complaint
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Posted in Domain Names
Example of cybersquatting complaint under in rem provision of ACPA arguing that Verisign is located in Massachusetts because it’s registered to do business in Massachusetts.
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Read this doc on Scribd: Complaint in rem domain name mass
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What Can Brown Do To You?
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Posted in What Is This Thing Called Dilution?
UPS, owner of, inter alia, registration in “What Can Brown Do For You?”, sues lawyer named Brown who used ‘See What Brown Can Do For You” and “See What Brown Can Find For You.”
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Read this doc on Scribd: complaint ups brown
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Recently Filed Trademark Lawsuits
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Posted in Recently Filed Suits
Weight Watchers International, Inc. v. Cooper
Plaintiff: Weight Watchers International, Inc.
Defendant: Rebecca Cooper
Case Number: 1:2008cv02761
Filed: March 14, 2008
Court: New York Southern District Court
The Rowen Group, Inc. v. Educational Insights, Inc.
Plaintiff: The Rowen Group, Inc.
Defendant: Educational Insights, Inc.
Case Number: 2:2008cv01752
Filed: March 14, 2008
Court: California Central District…