From Louboutin’s complaint against YSL:

The location of the bright color on the outsole of a women’s pump is said to prove an alluring ‘flash of red’ when a woman walks down the street, or on the red carpet of a special event.  (para 18)

To maintain demand, Plaintiffs often will not fill an entire order that a vendor would like to receive, preferring instead to keep product in short supply and suffering ‘sold out’ status from time to time.  Consumers thus watch carefully for all deliveries and often are on waiting lists for new product.   Para 35.

Coverage here.

Complaint Louboutin Ysl(function() { var scribd = document.createElement(“script”); scribd.type = “text/javascript”; scribd.async = true; scribd.src = “http://www.scribd.com/javascripts/embed_code/inject.js”; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(“script”)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(scribd, s); })();

Search Engine Land:

Interesting new data about searcher behavior from a recent User Centric eye-tracking study: Whether using Google or Bing, all 24 participants looked at the organic search results for their queries, but between 70% and 80% ignored the paid ads on the right side of the page.

Good name for a suit: Alum-a-Pole vs Badger Ladder. Allegations of unfair competition in the cut-throat world of scaffolding jacks.

Complaint Alum a Pole(function() { var scribd = document.createElement(“script”); scribd.type = “text/javascript”; scribd.async = true; scribd.src = “http://www.scribd.com/javascripts/embed_code/inject.js”; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(“script”)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(scribd, s); })();

INTA press release here.

“. . . in concluding that Appellant ‘is not using Betty Boop as a trademark, but instead as a functional product’ . . . the majority erred by sua sponte reincarnating the outdated and much-critcized aesthetic functionality doctrine . . .” (page 7)

“. . . the majority erred in its dictum that, when a copyrighted work falls into the public domain, the owner of a trademark comprised of that work cannot assert trademark rights because that would prevent the work ‘from ever entering the public domain,'” (Id.)

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Clif, maker of the LUNA nutrition/sports food bar, sues LUNA FITNESS of Tempe, Arizona.

Complaint Luna Bar Luna Fitness(function() { var scribd = document.createElement(“script”); scribd.type = “text/javascript”; scribd.async = true; scribd.src = “http://www.scribd.com/javascripts/embed_code/inject.js”; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(“script”)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(scribd, s); })();

Mount Nittany is a local landmark in University Park, Pennsylvania. The Nittany Lion is the mascot of Penn State.  Mount Nittany Medical Center has sued Nittany Urgent Care.

Complaint Nittany(function() { var scribd = document.createElement(“script”); scribd.type = “text/javascript”; scribd.async = true; scribd.src = “http://www.scribd.com/javascripts/embed_code/inject.js”; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(“script”)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(scribd, s); })();

I showed restraint and didn’t make a ’99 problems’ reference in the headline. Volcom sues Jay Z’s Roc Nation for allegedly infringing ‘inverted diamond’ logo.

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Complaint Freshner(function() { var scribd = document.createElement(“script”); scribd.type = “text/javascript”; scribd.async = true; scribd.src = “http://www.scribd.com/javascripts/embed_code/inject.js”; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(“script”)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(scribd, s); })();