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Plaintiff fails to hit one out of the park with false advertising claim as substitute for TM

Posted on August 3, 2015 by rtushnet

Parks, LLC v. Tyson Foods, Inc., 2015 WL 4545408, No. 5:15–cv–00946 (E.D. Pa. July 28, 2015)   Parks sells sausage and other processed meats; its origin is in the H.G. Parks Sausage Company, known for the first African–American–owned company to … Continue reading →

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Plaintiff fails to hit one out of the park with false advertising claim as substitute for TM

Posted on August 3, 2015 by rtushnet

Parks, LLC v. Tyson Foods, Inc., 2015 WL 4545408, No. 5:15–cv–00946 (E.D. Pa. July 28, 2015)   Parks sells sausage and other processed meats; its origin is in the H.G. Parks Sausage Company, known for the first African–American–owned company to … Continue reading →

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No silver bullet for innovator in bullion market

Posted on July 31, 2015 by rtushnet

Provident Precious Metals, LLC v. Northwest Territorial Mint, LLC, 2015 WL 4522923, No. 3:13–CV–02942 (N.D. Tex. July 27, 2015)   Interesting TM/copyright case that straddles the boundaries of so-called aesthetic and “utilitarian” functionality: is the accuracy of a replica product … Continue reading →

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No silver bullet for innovator in bullion market

Posted on July 31, 2015 by rtushnet

Provident Precious Metals, LLC v. Northwest Territorial Mint, LLC, 2015 WL 4522923, No. 3:13–CV–02942 (N.D. Tex. July 27, 2015)   Interesting TM/copyright case that straddles the boundaries of so-called aesthetic and “utilitarian” functionality: is the accuracy of a replica product … Continue reading →

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Amicus supporting rehearing in MTM v. Amazon

Posted on July 30, 2015 by rtushnet

IP Professors, with excellent assistance from Cathy Gellis. from Blogger http://ift.tt/1IbyIKz

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Amicus supporting rehearing in MTM v. Amazon

Posted on July 30, 2015 by rtushnet

IP Professors, with excellent assistance from Cathy Gellis. http://tushnet.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default?alt=rss

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Limiting remedies when a descriptive fair use defense fails

Posted on July 30, 2015 by rtushnet

Anhing Corp. v. Thuan Phong Co., No. CV 13-05167, 2015 WL 4517846  (C.D. Cal. Jul. 24, 2015)    This post-trial ruling covers a lot of detailed ground on descriptive fair use, unclean hands, and remedies.  Anhing successfully sued Thuan Phong … Continue reading →

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Transformative use of the day, Lululemon edition

Posted on July 30, 2015 by rtushnet

I can’t wait to carry this bag around and watch the double-takes.  (Would also fit well on Welcome to Night Vale.) from Blogger http://ift.tt/1DbWObD

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Limiting remedies when a descriptive fair use defense fails

Posted on July 30, 2015 by rtushnet

Anhing Corp. v. Thuan Phong Co., No. CV 13-05167, 2015 WL 4517846  (C.D. Cal. Jul. 24, 2015)    This post-trial ruling covers a lot of detailed ground on descriptive fair use, unclean hands, and remedies.  Anhing successfully sued Thuan Phong … Continue reading →

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Transformative use of the day, Lululemon edition

Posted on July 30, 2015 by rtushnet

I can’t wait to carry this bag around and watch the double-takes.  (Would also fit well on Welcome to Night Vale.) http://tushnet.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default?alt=rss

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