Nike Swoosh
From here.
The Ineffable
Hyundai ran a commercial with humorous depictions of what it would be like if luxury items were widely available. Policemen would eat caviar, yachts would be parked in driveways, and men would play basketball on a marble court with golden rims and a basketball bearing the Louis Vuitton ‘toile monogram.’ LV sues for dilution, and
15 USC Sec 1114(2)(D)(v)? That Old Chestnut? Bizarre ACPA Case re German “Yellow Pages”
Registrant owns domain names such as GELBESBRANCHENBUCH.COM, which appears to translate as variants of “Yellow Business Directory” (the “Names”). Deutsche Telekom Media brought a civil infringement action in Germany based on its rights in YELLOW PAGES. It received an injunction relating to use of the Names, but not transfer, suspension, disablement or deletion of the
Have Lunch With Me in White Plains Wednesday April 4 To Discuss The New gTLDs
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This Appears To Be A Real Product
From here.
2d Circuit: LV v LY re Whether To Stay Civil Counterfeiting Case Pending Criminal Proceeding
What should a court consider when asked to stay a civil proceeding when defendants are facing a criminal proceeding as well (considering that admissions in the civil proceeding could prejudice their ability to defend the criminal proceeding:
1) the extent to which the issues in the criminal case overlap with those presented in the civil
Japanese Trademark Law Revision from Shiga International
CMG v Estate of Marilyn Monroe
CMG and Estate of Marilyn Monroe continue their dispute over the rights to her rights of publicity, to the extent they exist.
Background here. Two comments about the complaint. There’s a typo in paragraph 21, and if CMG had to list 8 famous celebrities it represents, I’m surprised Tommy John makes the list.
EDNY: ‘Self-serving’ Testimony Not Sufficient For Summary Judgment
All defendants except remaining defendant settle with or are voluntarily dismissed by Nike. All testify that remaining defendant is the ‘orchestrator of the counterfeit shoe importation.’
“Defendant. . . has not come forward with facts to dispute their testimony. Technically, he has not met his obligation to do so under the summary judgment rule. Yet,