New website for identifying counterfeits: IsItFake.Org.
“Google, Viacom Don’t Hold Back In Dueling Motions”
WSJ Law Blog: “Google, Viacom Don’t Hold Back in Dueling Motions“:
We find pretty amusing this notion that a bunch of Viacom employees secretly uploaded hordes of their own copyrighted videos to YouTube in order to bolster their copyright lawsuit against YouTube’s parent company, Google.
We have no idea if it’s true, of
What Didn’t Happen at the ICANN Meeting This Past Week?
ICANN didn’t accelarate the deadlines for applying for new TLDs. There still isn’t a set deadline. There probably won’t be a deadline set prior to the next open meeting in June. Stay tuned. More here.
OLD TESTAMENT BACON, NEW TESTAMENT CONDOMS? KHORAN WINE?
Applicant sells KHORAN wine – KHORAN apparently is the Armenian word for ALTAR. Examiner doesn’t reject of descriptiveness but on Section 2(a) disparagement – as the Koran prohibits alcohol, Muslims will be disparaged by registration of the mark. TTABlog summarizes and links to the Board decision upholding the refusal.
A couple of initial observations: (1)
5 Possible Reasons Why Lindsay Lohan Filed That Talking-Baby Lawsuit
5 Possible Reasons Why Lindsay Lohan Filed That Talking-Baby Lawsuit. I’m going with numbers 1 (she believes she can win); and (4) she gets publicity (note how we’re talking about her). Also add number (6): people will be less likely to use her persona without authorization.
Lindsay Sues eTrade.
You know who I mean, right? Lindasay Lohan sues eTrade under NY Civil Rights Law Section 51, in Nassau County Supreme Court, NY, for $50 million. Lindsay the milkaholic baby, allegedly refers to her.
Practice pointer: Avoid use of word ‘parody’ when describing defendant’s acts.
The Naked Cowboy case is one of the more
Spot The Lawsuit In This Commercial
(‘)(‘) <- me rolling my eyes
Black Card v Black Card Trade Dress
American Express provides the Centurion credit card, known as the Black Card. The annual fee is reportedly $2500. Defendant offers a black card (and claims it filed a patent for its ‘carbon and carbon-based’ card).
Complaint Black Card
One Way Of Getting To $2 Million In Damages
Start with a famous mark such as ROLL ROYCE, have defendant copy it, have defendant not show up, have two plaintiffs awarded $1 million each.
Decision Rolls Royce Default
SDNY: Demand Letters, Declaratory Actions and the First to File rule
SDNY: Motion to transfer granted following ‘first to file’ rule. Discussion as to what extent a Declaratory Judgement filed in response to a demand letter will not be recognized as a first filing.
Decision Motion to Transfer First to File