Apple sues Samsung for patent and trademark infringement. Discussion of Apple’s trade dress in the iPhone begins at para. 26, iPhone packaging at para 18, iPod touch at para 31, iPad at para 33.
– A rectangular product shape with all four corners uniformly rounded.
– the front surface of the product dominated by a
Plaintiff seeks declaration that DEALYO and PHILLY DEALYO for a deal of the day coupon is not confusingly similar to DEALIO for a price-comparison site.
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Technology and Marketing Law Blog: YouTube and its Amici File Their Briefs in the Viacom v YouTube Appeal.
From Louboutin’s complaint against YSL:
The location of the bright color on the outsole of a women’s pump is said to prove an alluring ‘flash of red’ when a woman walks down the street, or on the red carpet of a special event. (para 18)
To maintain demand, Plaintiffs often will not fill an entire
Interesting new data about searcher behavior from a recent User Centric eye-tracking study: Whether using Google or Bing, all 24 participants looked at the organic search results for their queries, but between 70% and 80% ignored the paid ads on the right side of the page.
Good name for a suit: Alum-a-Pole vs Badger Ladder. Allegations of unfair competition in the cut-throat world of scaffolding jacks.
Complaint Alum a Pole(function() { var scribd = document.createElement(“script”); scribd.type = “text/javascript”; scribd.async = true; scribd.src = “http://www.scribd.com/javascripts/embed_code/inject.js”; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(“script”)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(scribd, s); })();
“. . . in concluding that Appellant ‘is not using Betty Boop as a trademark, but instead as a functional product’ . . . the majority erred by sua sponte reincarnating the outdated and much-critcized aesthetic functionality doctrine . . .” (page 7)
“. . . the majority erred
Clif, maker of the LUNA nutrition/sports food bar, sues LUNA FITNESS of Tempe, Arizona.
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Mount Nittany is a local landmark in University Park, Pennsylvania. The Nittany Lion is the mascot of Penn State. Mount Nittany Medical Center has sued Nittany Urgent Care.
Complaint Nittany(function() { var scribd = document.createElement(“script”); scribd.type = “text/javascript”; scribd.async = true; scribd.src = “http://www.scribd.com/javascripts/embed_code/inject.js”; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(“script”)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(scribd, s); })();