Category Archives: trademark

Today in parody shirts

Posted on August 22, 2014 by rtushnet

I just acquired the Black Labour, White Guilt T-shirt from the Laugh It Off case, and I’m taking the opportunity to share some other parody shirts as well. Black Labour, White Guilt From my vacation: Spider-Moose, New Hampshire Then, continuing … Continue reading →

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When should TM claimants use the Madrid system?

Posted on August 21, 2014 by rtushnet

Also via Lexology, Baker & McKenzie has an article setting out the pros and cons.  Highlights include the information that central attack leads to 2% of international registrations being withdrawn, and a handy checklist to determine whether Madrid is a … Continue reading →

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News for storage jars, Thai military coup edition

Posted on August 21, 2014 by rtushnet

Via Lexology, Rouse Legal penned The IP Upside of Thailand’s Military Coup.  Law enforcement priorities! http://tushnet.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default?alt=rss

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Dastar and karaoke

Posted on August 21, 2014 by rtushnet

Slep-Tone Entertainment Corp. v. America’s Bar & Grill, LLC, No. 13 C 8526, 2014 WL 4057442 (N.D. Ill. Aug. 15, 2014) Slep-Tone sued defendants for violations of the Lanham Act.  Slep-Tone makes karaoke accompaniment tracks sold under the trademark “SOUND … Continue reading →

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Trademark question of the day

Posted on August 21, 2014 by rtushnet

Timesify makes any website look like the New York Times, so that your neighbors don’t know you’re reading something junky.  “In a matter of seconds, the article on how ‘Miley Cyrus Peed on a Tree’ will appear on a page … Continue reading →

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Is porn generic for pornography?

Posted on August 20, 2014 by rtushnet

Hey, it’s a porn case and not a Pom case! Calista Enterprises Ltd. v. Tenza Trading Ltd., — F.Supp.2d —-, No. 3:13–cv–01045, 2014 WL 3896076 (D. Ore. Aug. 8, 2014) Calista and Tenza (porntube.com) compete in the adult entertainment industry … Continue reading →

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Gripe sites protected despite use of URL and "Official" language

Posted on August 20, 2014 by rtushnet

Board of Directors of Sapphire Bay Condominiums West v. Simpson, 2014 WL 4067175, No. 04–62 (D.V.I. Aug. 13, 2014) The board is a condo association using  the name Sapphire Bay Condominiums West.  Simpson bought a condo at Sapphire Bay in … Continue reading →

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As pure as New York snow: Bette Davis as icon and as mark

Posted on August 19, 2014 by rtushnet

Erickson Beamon Ltd. v. CMG Worldwide, Inc., No. 12 Civ. 5105, 2014 WL 3950897 (S.D.N.Y. Aug. 13, 2014) EB sought a declaratory judgment of non-infringement of trademark and rights of publicity based on its “Bette Davis Eyes” jewelry collection, launched … Continue reading →

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safe distance rule allows contempt after injunction without full infringement hearing

Posted on August 19, 2014 by rtushnet

Innovation Ventures, LLC v. N2G Distributing, Inc., Nos. 12–1635, 13–1817, 2014 WL 3953734 (6th Cir. Aug. 14, 2014) The Sixth Circuit continues to help trademark lawyers and scholars out by including pictures of the products at issue.  There are a … Continue reading →

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Writing on a clean slate: 7th Circuit affirms dismissal of claims against Dark Knight film

Posted on August 15, 2014 by rtushnet

Fortres  Grand  Corp. v. Warner  Bros. Entertainment Inc., No. 13-2337 (7th Cir. Aug. 14, 2014) I previously discussed here the lower court opinion dismissing the infringement claim by plaintiff, a software company, against WB for imagining a similarly named software … Continue reading →

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