So I read the caption ‘Mars v M&M Tax’ and thought that perhaps this would be a case of overreach, but then when I read the allegations that employees of defendant would dress up as M&M Characters, I realized that Mars might have a point here. And then when I saw the photos of the
You Get Rid Of It, You Still Want It v. You Sell It, You Still Want It
Wells Fargo acquires the ABD Insurance company in 2007. It starts migrating the ABD name into the Wells Fargo name. By 2009 it’s letting various insurance licenses (and the trademark registration) and such under the ABD name lapse, and advising employees to use the Wells Fargo name exclusively. In 2011, a former ABD employee (and
IPC Comment on Closed Generic TLDs
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Google On Closed Generics
Interesting paradox in Google’s discussion of .CAT. CAT has multiple meanings but the TLD has more meaning because the meaning is restricted to being an abbreviation of Catalan.
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FreeMommyGear.com v Mommy Gear
Declaratory judgment by FreeMommyGear.com responding to demand letter sent through Facebook.
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Douglas Fairbanks in ‘The Trademark of Zorro’
The Zorro stories are in the public domain. The Douglas Fairbanks movie was 1921. Whither the trademark in ZORRO? Declaratory Judgment seeks clarification.
Some background on Zorro here.
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Unmodified Receptacle and Wallplate v Modified Receptacle and Wallplate
Plaintiff manufacturer of electric receptacles and wall plates alleges that Defendant’s sale of modified versions of plaintiff’s devices harm the integrity of the devices and voids the UL listing.
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9th Cir: Fees Awarded Over Unsuccessful Copyright Claim re Seven Second Clip
Musical uses 7 second clip from ‘Ed Sullivan Show’. Copyright owner sues. Held: Fair use, and the lawsuit was objectively unreasonable.
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Trump v TrumpIndia.com etc.
Trump wins ACPA action against self-professed ‘domainer.’
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REMEMBER THIS NAME v REMEMBER THIS NUMBER
Law firm using REMEMBER THIS NAME sues law firm using REMEMBER THIS NUMBER. No doubt both firms are selling mnemonic systems. But how do you remember what mnemonic means? Does anyone remember what was the A side for “You Know My Name, Look Up My Number?” Does anyone remember what A side and B side