Clever slogan, yes. Trademark, no.
Despite the impression you might get around here, being a big company doesn’t mean you have to always be wrong — or even always be... Read more
Tag: Trials
John Doe in Illinois
Evan Brown lays this out so clearly it would be a shame to go through the trouble of paraphrasing: Zynga (you know, the creator of Farmville... Read more
Hackers with Grey Hats
Two different sources alerted me to this story that is near and dear. That link to Shlashdot comes from my friend at the Sapiens Cogito... Read more
It’s good to the be the king
Michael Atkins: Western District [of Washington] Judge John Coughenour appears to have stopped taking new trademark cases. New matters assigned to him reportedly are reassigned... Read more
Not all ISP’s are created equal
@EricGoldman: Web host Akanoc hit with $32M contributory TM judgment for customers’ counterfeiting http://bit.ly/3BR6ZW Whoa. More to come … Louis Vuitton v. Akanoc jury verdict... Read more
The latest intel on Intel’s trademark adventures – Bumped, UPDATED with prejudice
Forget about that dull, boring stuff about the negotiations between the Federal Trademark Commission and Intel Corporation’s so-called anticompetitive practices. It’s dog eat dog out... Read more
Oh, won’t you stay?
Say you will? The judge politely declined, actually — per our suggestion. Read all about the happy outcome, and other yeoman work from the self-promotion-with-dignity... Read more
Giving his all, almost
I understand getting hot under the collar while defending meritless trademark claims, but this is a bit much: Trademark infringement trials are not usually emotional... Read more
“Innovative” not a quality?
Michael Atkins reports: On Feb. 13, the Federal Circuit reversed Western District Judge Marsha Pechman’s denial of judgment as a matter of law in Baden... Read more
Gin a body meet a body
Body #1 being the “Mother Court,” as it describes itself–the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Body #2 being... Read more
Now that’s slow
The wheels of justice, they say, turn slowly. The fact that they say this does not, however, in any way assuage clients, though it does... Read more
Eat here, get gas. But not if you’re Jewish!
Yes, that’s the famous old joke on the roadside filling station sign. Well, not the second part. But evidently it’s not a laughing matter at... Read more
“Infinity Dollars” — IP damages and the jury, Part 2
(Part 1 is here.) So. In light of the decision in the Thomas-Rasset case, which I first rounded up in part 1 of this first-ever... Read more
Best of 2008: “Designer Skin v. S&L Continued: ‘S&L had a perfect right to sell this product'” (July)
This was first posted on July 18th: Unfortunately for future defendants in the position of our client, Internet retailer S&L, U.S. District Judge James Teilborg’s... Read more