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Plaintiff alleges that it uses the mark HANGINGOUT for a mobile video app. Google adopted GOOGLE HANGOUTS for a mobile video app at a later date. Drafting pointer: It’s advisable, when alleging trademark infringement, to have a straightforward allegation such as “Plaintiff uses the Mark in interstate commerce, and has made such use prior to…

val colbert chanel

Here’s an interesting fact pattern. Who is the source of the jewelry pictured above? This jeweler. Jewelry companies purchase luxury clothes and ‘re-purpose’ the buttons (bearing the logo) into jewelry, and sell them on sites like this one. Val Colbert has brought a DJ action against Chanel.

Here is a post from Prof Goldman’s…

zamperla jump around

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Plaintiff sells amusement park rides. Above we see two of plaintiff’s rides, JUMP AROUND and the SAMBA BALLOON. Plaintiff accuses defendant of copying its trade dress (as well as advertising materials). Plaintiff has previously obtained an injunction against Defendant.

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The Copyright Act has a three year statute of limitations, however it is determined on a ‘rolling’ basis for normal copyright claims. The Court may consider acts that occurred up to three years prior to the date of filing the complaint. However, a dispute over copyright ownership between the parties occurs only once – suit…

I’m curious about count 4, forgery.

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