Plaintiff alleges ownership of FANTASIES family, including incontestable registrations for BODY FANTASIES and WHITE MUSK FANTASIES and a registration for SEXIEST FANTASIES, for class 3 goods.  Victoria Secrets filed for and began use of VS FANTASIES for class 3 and 25 goods.

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There were two primary arguments against single color marks – the first was ‘color depletion theory’ and the other was ‘shade confusion theory: The gist of the color depletion theory was that there were only so many colors so taking even one out of circulation disadvantaged competitors. The shade confusion theory went to the

Heidelberg is a multi-brand beverage distributor.  It’s in contract negotiations with the Teamsters, who began a publicity campaign in connection with the discussions, in which campaign the union refers to Heidelberg as ‘Budweiser’s Distributor.’  The union put up highway billboards that say: “Tell Budweiser Heidelberg’s Destruction of Ohio Jobs Is Tasteless.”  From a distance (while

Plaintiff 800-GET-THIN was subject of negative article in LA Times and sues under false advertising prong. LA Times was not commercial speeck and was nominative fair use. 43(B)log discussion here.

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Blink 182 is playing a concert in Massachusetts on the 9th, and they’re expecting trouble from 100 John Does, 100 Jane Does, and the XYZ company.  T-shirt pictured above from here.

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