A beauty, a doll
The WSJ Law Blog reports: A federal jury in Riverside, Calif., determined Thursday that MGA Entertainment’s hugely popular Bratz dolls (pictured left) were designed while... Read more
Tag: Trials
Some intel on INTEL®
BUMPED from January 1, 2010 and UPDATED due to decision (scroll to the bottom for the stunning conclusion): Had you heard about this one from... Read more
The Lonely Maytag Trademark
The Associate Press reports: DES MOINES, Iowa Maytag may have to change the name of a new kitchen appliances. That’s after a small business owner... Read more
Bratz, foiled again!
First, December’s 15, 2009’s story: Remember the Bratz dolls case, and the phenomenal legal fees application that followed? It’s back! The Ninth Circuit Court... Read more
Cardiac counterfeiting
It’s not a defense to trademark infringement or counterfeiting that your heart is full of good intentions. Originally posted 2012-12-30 15:00:15. Republished by Blog Post... Read more
The litigation of art
[stextbox id=”info”]Raymond J. Dowd, author of the Copyright Litigation Blog (and much else!), sent along this note by email concerning a case that would probably... Read more
Best of 2008: Fool’s gold
Posted on November 16, 2008. The Internet changes everything right? Not this: A fool and his money — especially the kind paid to consultants —... Read more
Best of 2008: Someone dropped in an extra zero, right? RIGHT?
Posted on October 16, 2008. It’s a month-old story, and how it got past us here notwithstanding, it’s not getting past us now. Per the... Read more
Not a good e-discovery strategy
Lavi Soloway writes (hat tip to Above the Law) regarding the extremely un-white-shoe discrimination litigation in New York County between former Sullivan & Cromwell associate... Read more
Where you stand depends on where you sit
[stextbox id=”info”]I’ve never had a guest post in response to a LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION® item before, but that’s only because no one with the stature... Read more
Litigation is war!
Old Passaic County courthouse With apologies to Fred Whitmer… great day today, going in person to file a verified complaint in a commercial case in... Read more
Designer Skin v. S&L Vitamins trial update
The remaining issues in the case, you may recall, were copyright infringement and Arizona unfair competition. Here is the status per this morning’s minute entry... Read more
Jews for Jesus v. Google and Brodsky – update and analysis
I was on a panel called “Trademark Rights vs. Free Speech” at the Fall 2000 INTA Trademarks in Cyberspace Conference with Marty Schwimmer and David... Read more
The Defenestration of Bayport
This item’s title would be a good name for a “Hardy Boys” book, but no, we’re talking about Bayport, Minnesota, home of the Anderson Corporation,... Read more