Rockbridge Capital, LLC v. Rockbridge Equity Partners, LLC
Ohio Southern District Court
Filed: March 5, 2008
Plaintiff: Rockbridge Capital, LLC, Rockbridge Capital, LLC Defendant: Rockbridge Equity Partners, LLC
Case Number: 2:2008cv00208
Stahls’ Incorporated et al v. All American Supply, Incorporated
Michigan Eastern District Court
Filed: March 3, 2008
Plaintiff: Stahls’ Incorporated, Stahls’ Special Projects, Incorporated
Important FRE 408 Discussion in Ralph Lauren v. US Polo Ass’n (2d Cir)
Plaintiff says to Defendant during settlement discussions “we have a problem with your trademark A but not your trademark B.” Plaintiff goes on to sue for infringement on both A and B. Defendant seeks to enter plaintiff’s statement to prove estoppel by acquiescence. FRE 408 on its face makes inadmissible settlement statements as they go
Wow, A Trademark Case About Accordions
Defendant advertises his accordions as ‘orginal GABBANELLI’ accordions from the ‘orginal factory’ when that is, allegedly, not the case.
Gabbanelli Accordions & Imports v. Isca Brilingtton dba West Coast Music, 2:08-at-00248 (ED Cal Mar 3 2008) (copy of complaint upon request).
U of T Online Trademark Law Library
U of Texas: Tralton Law Library: Trademark Literature Current Awareness
The “Current trademark literature” website is a resource for keeping informed of current articles related to U.S. trademark law. This service is edited by Jane O’Connell, Director of faculty and student services at the Tarlton Law Library.
Law Library staff reviews law journals and law
Trademark Hussein Blog
There’s only one registered U.S. mark (HUSSEIN CHALAYAN) and no pending applications containing the HUSSEIN element. Friday time waster: go to Cafe Press and put in HUSSEIN as a search term.
This Is The Week In IP That Was This Week
The Independent: “Hands off our kilts: Scots bid to copyright their national dress.” Bonus IPKat link to a picture of a cat wearing a kilt here.)
Counterfet Chic: “The Audacity of Hope.”
AOL: Company Logo Quiz
43(B)log: Thomas The Tank Engine of Free Expression
Seattle Trademark Lawyer: Trademark Dilution Weekend
“Copyright Infringement Continues To Pay”
TechCrunch: “Copyright Infringement Continues To Pay: $4 million For Crunchyroll”:
San Francisco based Crunchyroll, a sort of YouTube for anime and other mostly Asian video content, raised a $4 million round of financing led by Venrock Associates, with partner David Siminoff joining the board of directors.
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Too Cheap To Matter
Wired: “Free! Why $0.00 Is The Future of Business“:
Zero marginal cost
What’s free: things that can be distributed without an appreciable cost to anyone. Free to whom: everyone.
This describes nothing so well as online music. Between digital reproduction and peer-to-peer distribution, the real cost of distributing music has truly hit bottom.
TTABlog: Recent Developments in U.S. Law May Trouble Foreign Trademark Owners”
TTABlog: Unfriendly Shores? Recent Developments in U.S. Law May Trouble Foreign Trademark Owners
Foreign trademark owners who seek registration in the United States may be troubled by several recent developments in American trademark law. The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board’s current fraud jurisprudence holds an applicant or registrant strictly responsible for false statements made to
Cubs v. Rooftops Overlooking Wrigley Field
Various buildings overlook Wrigley Field, home of the Chicago Cubs. Entities unrelated to the Cubs operate businesses on those buidlings’ rooftops, charging admission and selling food and drink during Cubs games. The Cubs have sued some of these businesses for, among other things, falsely suggesting endorsement by the Cubs:
Chicago National League Ball Club. LLC