Monthly Archives: June 2017

TM question of the day, we all scream edition

Posted on June 16, 2017 by rtushnet

I’m reasonably sure Joy ice cream cones aren’t not owned by the owner of rights in Pepperidge Farm goldfish or Teddy Grahams, so how should we think about these suggestions on the back of the package? from Blogger http://ift.tt/2sxb5yy

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Failure to plead with particularity dooms supplement false advertising claim

Posted on June 15, 2017 by rtushnet

Nutrition Distribution, LLC v. New Health Ventures, LLC, 2017 WL 2547307, No. 16-cv-02338 (S.D. Cal. Jun. 13, 2017) Nutrition Distribution sued New Health for false advertising of supplement products containing various “Selective Androgen Receptor Modulators (“SARMS”)” such as “Ostarine.” After … Continue reading →

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Fair use is the fifth season in Jersey Boys case

Posted on June 15, 2017 by rtushnet

Corbello v. DeVito, No. 08-cv-00867 (D. Nev. Jun. 14, 2017)  One reason fair use jurisprudence can be frustrating is that it has become the place to store many conclusions that the defendant didn’t copy enough of what was protectable in … Continue reading →

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Long review: of land (and other) registration

Posted on June 14, 2017 by rtushnet

Benito Arruñada, Institutional Foundations of Impersonal Exchange: Theory and Policy of Contractual Registries: This book’s only significant weakness is the extremely dry and abstract way in which it’s written; theoretically it is extremely helpful in explaining the special functions of … Continue reading →

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false advertising claim based on (c) ownership not preempted, court rules

Posted on June 14, 2017 by rtushnet

Carter v. Pallante, 2017 WL 2506419, No. 16 C 6786 (N.D. Ill. Jun. 9, 2017) Tollie Carter has sued Maria A. Pallante (now acting Register Karyn Temple Claggett) in her capacity as the Register of Copyrights, as well as ARC/Conrad … Continue reading →

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Oh, the Lawsuits You’ll Lose! Court rejects TM claim against Seuss/Trek mashup, signals (c) likely to go too

Posted on June 14, 2017 by rtushnet

Dr. Seuss Enters., L.P. v. Comicmix LLC, 2017 WL 2505007, No. 16cv2779 (C.D. Cal. Jun. 9, 2017) Plaintiff owns the rights to Seuss’s Oh, the Places You’ll Go! (Go!).  Defendants created a Kickstarter for Oh, the Places You’ll Boldly Go! … Continue reading →

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Oh, the Lawsuits You’ll Lose! Court rejects TM claim against Seuss/Trek mashup, signals (c) likely to go too

Posted on June 14, 2017 by rtushnet

Dr. Seuss Enters., L.P. v. Comicmix LLC, 2017 WL 2505007, No. 16cv2779 (C.D. Cal. Jun. 9, 2017) Plaintiff owns the rights to Seuss’s Oh, the Places You’ll Go! (Go!).  Defendants created a Kickstarter for Oh, the Places You’ll Boldly Go! … Continue reading →

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Proposed amicus brief in Zenimax v. Oculus

Posted on June 14, 2017 by rtushnet

Mark McKenna and I put together an amicus brief in this case, arguing that the false designation of origin verdict based on claims about who invented certain technology was precluded by Dastar (and nominative fair use, to the extent it was … Continue reading →

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“unapproved drug” claims fail post-Pom, but not challenge to “natural” claim

Posted on June 12, 2017 by rtushnet

Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Hodges Consulting, Inc., 2016 WL 8856671, No. 16-cv-00906 (N.D. Ga. Dec. 13, 2016) Hi-Tech and Hodges compete in the dietary supplement market for body builders.  Hi-Tech sued for patent infringement, as well as for false advertising. … Continue reading →

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New piece on the right of publicity and its limits

Posted on June 10, 2017 by rtushnet

Rebecca Tushnet, Raising Walls Against Overlapping Rights: Preemption and the Right of Publicity, 92 NOTRE DAME L. REV. 1549 (2017). from Blogger http://ift.tt/2s6h652

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