Tiger Woods, through a corporation, purchased a yacht, which he named ‘Privacy.’ In the contract of sale, the vendor was allowed to orally disclose that it had sold a yacht to Tiger Woods, but pretty much any other use of the Woods name was prohibited. The vendor allegedly printed up brochures naming Woods, and distributed photos to
Trademark Protection for Barcelona Chair
Discussion of protectability of Barcelona chair here.
GRAND HERITAGE v. GRAND HERITAGE
Grand Heritage Hotel v. Grand Heritage Hotel via the Business Journal of Portland.
Marvel Sues Disney
Marvel sues Disney over animated superhero cartoons. Via NY Lawyer.
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KRISPY KREME v. KRISPY KREAM
KRISPY KREME Donuts protests Pennsylvania ice cream stand named KRISPY KREAM. Via StarTribune.com.
INTA Profile On Me
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Homeland Security Agents Going After Infringing Goods?
Read this entire story below from The Oregonian, about Department of Homeland Security agents objecting to the sale of toys in a toy store in Oregon, on intellectual property grounds. The article is a little vague about distingushing between Customs and non-Customs DHS agents and I’m a little puzzled as to what really happened. U.S. Customs, which is
Timex Avoids Taking a Licking
Undisputed copyright infringement committed by Timex, but it gets a multi-million dollar damages award against it vacated.
Polar Bear Productions v. Timex, 03-35188 (9th Cir. Oct 25, 2004).