Unsuccessful lawsuit against MGA by copyright owner of ‘devil/angel’ image shown above, not objectively unreasonable nor brought in bad faith, thus MGA is not entitled to attorney fees.
Romanian-American Chamber of Commerce v Romanian-American Chamber of Commerce
SDNY: Chain of Custody Problems re Counterfeit Case
Costco can’t establish for purposes of summary judgment that samples of product deemed to be counterfeit came from defendant’s shipment.
In The Night Kitchen
From here.
BlogDex 2012 at BlogFest
If you publish a blog or Twitter or Weibo micro-blog, and you will be attending BlogFest Monday might, email your vital data (name, blog title, country, and a one-liner about your blog. Don’t forget the url or handle!) to schwimmer at symbol leasonellis dot com.
We will introduce you to your admiring throng on Monday.
This was last year’s BlogDex.
SDNY: Refusal of Certification of Appeal To 2d Circuit in LV Basketball Case
District Court judge refuses to grant Hyundai’s request for certification of intermediate decision granting LV’s motion for summary judgment on dilution, noting that infringement claim is still pending. On to trial.
Attendees Start Heading For INTA
Ivory Soap
From here.
Nike Sues Counterfeiters Using Port of Newark
Nike sues 59 John Does identified in seizure notices issued by Customs at the Port of Newark in 2010. No allegations regarding involvement of The Greek or Ziggy Sobotka.
UNDER ARMOUR v BODY ARMOR for Beverages
UNDER ARMOUR sues makers of BODY ARMOR sports drink. It alleges that the ‘inter-locking’ logo aggravates the similarity between the word marks. Wikipedia tells us that “[t]he word “armor” was introduced into use in the Middle Ages as a borrowing from the French. It is dated from 1297, as a “mail, defensive covering worn in combat” from Old French armoire, itself derived from the Latin armatura “arms and/or equipment” with the root arma ‘arms or gear’.” Plaintiff’s allegations as to what defendant did begin on page 33.