Funeral home alleges that rival funeral home registered a domain name reflecting its name. Alpson, Inc. dba Porto Funeral Home v. East Haven Memorial Funeral Home, Inc. and James Brennan, (D Conn Dec 8 2007).
Tombstone generator here.
See Spot Allege Likelihood of Confusion
It’s a snow day so I’m home with Banner and Ollie. Both dogs have been following the Chewy Vuitton and Jucy Crittoure cases with interest. Ollie, who is half border collie, brings to my attention Woof, Inc. v. The Dog Spot, 07-cv-02229-RCL (D.C. D.C. Dec 13 2007). Both parties are pet supply stores in the D.C. area. Plainitff uses A.K.A. SPOT, while defendant uses THE DOG SPOT.
Does HD Not Look Better With Cable?
TV Predictions: “DIRECTV and Cox Settle HD Lawsuit:
As part of the settlement, Cox has agreed to remove the claim that “HD looks better with cable” from its web site, according to Multichannel News.
“Danone To Challenge China Ruling”
BBC: “Danone to Challenge China Ruling”
“French food group Danone is to appeal against a decision by a Chinese court that it no longer has any rights to the popular Wahaha beverages brand. On Monday, a Chinese arbitration commission said a trademark transfer deal signed in 1996 had expired, a ruling that Danone disputes.”
More From The Canine Dilution Front
Further to our reporting on Chewy Vuitton and Juicy Critoure, on the way to work today I passed a STARBARKS grooming salon (where your pet is the star). And there was a GROOMNDALZ (changed from Groomingdale’s) near my old office.
“Brand New” – Corporate and Brand Identiy Blog
Brand New: Opinions on Corporate and Brand Identity Work (presenting opinions on brand identity and such, from UnderConsideration, a NY-based design firm.
TTAB 2007 Update
John Welch, of TTABlog: TTAB 2007 Update
Should There Be A BSA Or RIAA For Domain Names?
Interesting idea. Out-Law.com: “Business Should Fund Domain Name Police“:
A technology law expert has called on the business world to set up a policing outfit to tackle cybersquatters. The call came as Dell raised the stakes in the fight against domain hoarders, demanding compensation of $1 million per name in a lawsuit.
Dell is claiming that a series of alleged cybersquatting instances constitute counterfeiting of its trade marks and is seeking damages of $1 million per domain name infringed.
John Mackenzie, an intellectual property and technology law expert at Pinsent Masons, the law firm behind OUT-LAW.COM, said that businesses should band together to tackle the multi-million dollar cybersquatting industry pro-actively.
Juicy Critoure?
Maybe LV has a point about CHEWY VUITTON. I saw an ad in the paper for JUICY CRITOURE, some sort of product for dogs, and didn’t know what to think. It seems that there really is such thing as JUICY COUTURE FOR DOGS (pictured). So what is JUICY CRITOURE? A typo? An infringement? A permissble parody?
TOP v. Fresh-Top Canister
Seventh Circuit: Use of “Fresh-Top Canister” on canister of ZIG-ZAG tobacco not even close to confusing or dilutive of TOP brand tobacco. The fact that the word TOP appears on tobacco packaging all the time was relevant to the dilution analysis.
Top Tobacco and Republic Tobacco v. North Atlantic Operating Company and National Tobacco Company, 07-1244 (7 Circuit December 4, 2007) (Easterbrook, J.). visa AltLaw.
The guy on the Zig-Zag label is apparently a Zouave Soldier.