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Briefly noted: consumers challenging express substantiation claims

Posted on December 11, 2013 by rtushnet

McCrary v. Elations Co., No. EDCV 13–0242, 2013 WL 6403073 (C.D. Cal. July 12, 2013) While rejecting claims based on defendant’s supplement’s general ad claims to support joint health and the like, the court allows McCrary to challenge the explicit … Continue reading →

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Uber’s "tips included" claims lead to driver lawsuit

Posted on December 10, 2013 by rtushnet

O’Connor v. Uber Technologies, Inc., 2013 WL 6354534, No. C-13-3826 EMC (N.D. Cal. Dec. 5, 2013) Plaintiffs sued Uber on behalf of a putative nationwide class of drivers for Uber, alleging, among other things, that Uber falsely represents to customers … Continue reading →

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Trader Joe’s versus HT Traders from Harris Teeter

Posted on December 9, 2013 by rtushnet

//www.youtube.com/get_player Is this evidence of confusion? http://tushnet.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default?alt=rss

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TM infringement no matter how dissimilar the marks?

Posted on December 9, 2013 by rtushnet

Surface Supplied, Inc. v. Kirby Morgan Dive Systems, Inc., No. C 13–0575, 2013 WL 6354244 (N.D. Cal. Dec. 5, 2013) Sometimes I think Iqbal/Twomblyis for people who don’t own trademarks.  Here, Kirby Morgan sought to amend its counterclaims for trademark … Continue reading →

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Learned intermediary doctrine doesn’t bar claim at pleading stage

Posted on December 9, 2013 by rtushnet

Saavedra v. Eli Lilly and Co., 2013 WL 6345442, No. 2:12–cv–9366 (C.D. Cal. Feb. 26, 2013) Plaintiffs brought a putative class action under the consumer protection laws of California, Massachusetts, Missouri, and New York, and Saavedra also brought individual causes … Continue reading →

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Get used to disappointment

Posted on December 9, 2013 by rtushnet

“My Princess Bride” play halted after lawsuit threat.  As Zach Schrag said, you have a real choice of witty headlines here, though I might also vote for “copyright law is pain, highness; anyone who says differently is selling something.” http://tushnet.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default?alt=rss

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PTO/NTIA Green Paper public meeting agenda

Posted on December 6, 2013 by rtushnet

To be held December 12.  Agenda available here in pdf.  I will be speaking on the panel on the legal framework for remixes, in particular from the perspective of creators of noncommercial transformative works. http://tushnet.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default?alt=rss

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competitor can challenge allegedly confusing use of certifier’s TM

Posted on December 6, 2013 by rtushnet

First Data Merchant Services Corp. v. SecurityMetrics, Inc., 2013 WL 6234598, No. RDB–12–2568 (D. Md. Nov. 13, 2013) I’m only discussing the Lanham Act claims, but there are many other claims in this case.  First Data and SecurityMetrics generally sit … Continue reading →

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software is a "good" but California claims still fail

Posted on December 6, 2013 by rtushnet

Haskins v. Symantec Corporation, 2013 WL 6234610, No. 13-cv-01834-JST  (N.D. Cal. Dec. 2, 2013) In 2006, hackers infiltrated Symantec’s network and stole the source code used in the 2006 versions of its antivirus etc. products. Symantec allegedly knew this, but … Continue reading →

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9th Circuit resoundingly rejects presumption of irreparable harm in Lanham Act cases

Posted on December 5, 2013 by rtushnet

Herb Reed Enterprises, LLC v. Florida Entertainment Opinion Management, Inc., No. 12-16868 (9th Cir. Dec. 2, 2013) Fascinating to have this case come out just as I’m teaching remedies in my trademark class.  The casebook (Ginsburg et al.) is hanging … Continue reading →

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