I certainly agree with the assessment that the restaurant and food industries represent high levels of creativity without (certain types) of IP protection. Not sure about the statement ‘there is more new and good music since Napster’ and that Napster is the cause of this (as opposed to, merely, the technology of streaming). It may
Black Market v Recon re Supplements
Risking a certain optics problem in naming the company ‘Black Market.’
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Delta v “Fly Away Promotion’ Scam
Delta seeks preliminary injunction against ‘Fly Away Promotion.’
delta v fly away promotion.pdf
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Meet Your Readers At ‘Meet the Bloggers X’
If you blog or tweet or shout loudly about IP (and neighboring rights), and you will be attending Meet the Bloggers X, and you would like me to introduce you to the throng during my remarks, please send me your name, the name of your blog or twitter handle or website or street corner, and
7 Eleven v 5 Eleven: Coincidence?
or something more sinister?
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NEWPORT v NEWPORT
NEWPORT for butane lighter fuel seeks declaration of non-infringement and non-dilution with NEWPORT for cigarettes.
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Radiance v NAACP – Political Parody?
Radiance is an anti-abortion group. It alleges that the NAACP is pro-abortion and refers to it as the National Association to Abort Colored People. The NAACP asserts that it doesn’t have a public position on abortion. This is a 52 page decision and its a hectic day and I’ve only skimmed the decision, but in
50 Cent v WorldStarHipHop.com
Long decision, cross motions for summary judgment on multiple causes and on affirmative defenses. Hip Hop star 50 Cent prevails on right of publicity cause. Defendant argues that maybe the photo of Fifty Cent on its website is not necessarily recognizable as Fifty Cent. Court: well, you referred to it as a photo of 50
Bringing Summary Judgment Prior To The Close Of Discovery: In This Instance, Not A Good Use of Anyone’s Time
Plaintiff seeks summary judgment that the term COLLECTIVE is descriptive as used by Defendant/Counterclaim Plaintiff. Defendant owns COLLECTIVE NETWORK, COLLECTIVE VIDEO and C COLLECTIVE THE AUDIENCE ENGINE. Defendant has used its oldest mark for at least nine years and has owned a registration for 5, but no 8/15 accepted yet. Also, there are allegations of
Today Is National ‘Be Civil To Your Fellow Lawyer’ Day
So I’m representing a very large British company and it’s buying some IP from a California dot com company. The purchase price is big, and the seller is going out of business so its (California biglaw) attorney is calling me everyday, asking me where the money was. My client’s internal procedures were byzantine and several