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Text of Decision in D. Conn Motion to Dismiss re SPORTSPOD Trademark
Anthem Sports LLC v. Under the Weather, LLC, 17cv596 (D. Conn. March 6 2018)
Patent and trademark dispute relating to small tents for viewing outdoor sports. As 43(B)log points out, the judge used the term SPORTSPOD generically in the decision, which doesn’t bode well for the trademark claim.
Calling something a shoddy knockoff is…
Dwight Howard Singled Out For Pointing Out That He Gets Singled Out
Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard was fined $35,000 on Wednesday after criticizing officials on his blog DwightHoward.com for posting the following:
“I’m not looking to say anything to get myself in trouble with the league, but I just don’t see other star players getting called for fouls the way I get them,” Howard wrote on
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Vote For Sanjaya Because He Is Bad
Finally, a pretense for writing about American Idol. O’Reilly had on a lawyer who argued that Fox may have had a cause of action against Howard Stern and VoteForTheWorse.com, because they suggest that people vote for Sanjaya precisely because he is bad. Stern allegedly is doing so to undermine Idol’s credibility. (pause). So the lawyer…