Via The Age, a New Zealand ‘porn king’ who offers an adult magazine named NZX, is threatening to sue the New Zealand Stock Exchange, which has re-branded itself as NZX.
Weight Watchers Trademark Dispute Settled on Points
This would have been an interesting case. Weight Watchers had sued a UK Supermarket for publishing ” Weight Watchers points” on its packaging – indicating to dieters how many ‘points’ that particular meal would use dieter’s allotment of points. But the case is reported to have been settled.
Weight Watchers success story, Fergie, depicted right.
RED BULL Defeats BULLFIGHTER in UAE
Via AME Info, RED BULL energy drink wins trademark infringement case against BULLFIGHTER energy drink in the United Arab Emirates.
U.S.-Cuba Trademark Legislation Introduced
The U.S.-Cuba Trademark Protection Act of 2003 has been introduced. The Act will seek to help U.S. trademark owners obtain protection for their marks in Cuba by starting consultations between to the two governments.
AP Photo of Castro obtained here.
Pennsylvania Goes Into the Domain Name Insurance Business
A Third Circuit decison interpreting the advertising injury provision of a commercial general liability insurance policy, holding that the insurer is obligated to pay for the insured’s defense against trademark infringment involving misuse of a domain name. A plainitff had alleged that the insured had infringed its trademark in MAGAZINES.COM by utilizing MAGAZINE.COM to send traffic
If I Were Senator Hatch's Press Secretary
I f I were Senator Hatch’s press secretary and I was trying to back him out of the remark reported in this Washington Post article where he allegedly said that maybe the only way to teach some people about copyrights would be to allow the copyright holder to destroy their computers, I would suggest to
Fourth Circuit Decides Fire Truck Trademark Case
Fourth Circuit decision on, among other things, the difference between making a remote junior user affirmative defense, and objecting to a geographically overbroad injunction. No discussion of the importance of trademarks in the fire truck market.
Emergency One v. American Fire Eagle Engine Company, No 02-1483 (4 Cir. June 16, 2003).
Odorama v. Odorama
Thanks to the Blog reader who sent this item in. Reeling from its recent setback in the Spike TV case, Viacom must now defend itself against allegations that its use of ODORAMA in connection with its new Rugrats movie (scratch and sniff card depicted above right) infringes John Waters’ rights in the term. He
Wall Street Journal on Paid Search
Page R1 of today’s Wall Street Journal: “Playing the Search-Engine Game.” Good discussion of three prominent methods of advertsiing on the web: paid listings, paid inclusion and search engine optimization.
Spike Lee v. Spike TV continued
Spike Lee wins round one against Spike TV (billed as the first network for men). A little bit of background here.