The advance service didn’t print the exhibits and the complaint isn’t on Pacer. The complaint refers to Gucci’s red green stripe and a pattern of interlocking G’s (I pulled the picture above randomly – it’s not from the complaint). If you know what the Guess product looks like, give a holler.
Complaint Gucci v Guess
Who Is Suing The Watchmen?
Chock Full Of Nuts is the heavenly coffee, better coffee a millionaire’s money can’t buy. Nite Owl is a character from the WATCHMEN movie. Defendant came out with Nite Owl Coffee, apparently as merchandising related to the movie.
First aside: I speculate that the (registered) checkerboard design on the CFON label alludes to the ‘
Heller v. Design Within Reach (Bellini Chair)
Since 1998 plaintiff Heller has been selling in the US a chair designed by Mario Bellini. The chair has received various design awards and is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NY. Heller filed for and received trademark registration 3,270,850 for the shape of the Bellini chair:
Design Within Reach is
Nini Ricci v Twilight
NowSmellThis: Nina Ricci to sue makers of Twillight.
Complaint re Trade Dress in Denim Jeans
Unfortunately the exhibits to this complaint by Do Denim against Fried Denim are not legible.
Complaint Do Denim Trade Dress
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“Lego Fails In Brick Trademark Bid”
Out-law.com: “Lego Fails In Brick Trademark Bid“:
Lego has failed in its bid to register the shape of its play bricks as trade marks. A European court said that the brick shape was functional and that it had to be that shape to operate as it did, so could not be registered as
Hey, Our Lawsuit Against Disney Was Mentioned In The Times Today
We’re representing THOIP, owner of the Hargreaves’ MR MEN LITTLE MISS family of characters, in a lawsuit alleging that Disney infringed THOIP’s trademarks. The Times mentioned our suit in passing today while reporting on a different suit in which Disney is accused of infringement.
MR SOFTEE Files Truck Trade Dress Suit
Guishan, Inc. and Mister Softee, Inc. v. Faith Ice, Inc., Petes Ice Cream Truck Rental Corp., Tommy Dalageorgos, Demetrius Konstantakakos, Best Ice, Inc., George L. Adekoya, Juan Jaramillo, Piedad M. Arevalo, Shyne Rims Creamy, Inc. and Flints Rubble, Inc. (Case Number: 1:2008cv02407 (EDNY June 16 2008).
Prior coverage with photos of allegedly infringing MR SOFTEE
Excerpt From Adidas Verdict – Photo Of Non-infringing Model
This is an excerpt from the verdict (see below). A ‘yes’ check indicates that the jury found for Adidas.
Text of Adidas Payless Verdict – Photos Of Infinging Sneakers
There were approximately 290 different models of striped sneakers involved in the Adidas case. In a quick scan I only saw one model that the jury didnt’ find to be infringing. This verdict clearly suggests that Adidas ‘ trademark rights extend to two stripes and four stripes with varying placement on the shoe.