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No need to name competitor if context does

Posted on May 14, 2015 by rtushnet

Champion Laboratories, Inc. v. Central Illinois Manufacturing Co., 2015 WL 2208198,  No. 14 CV 9754 (N.D. Ill. May 8, 2015)   The parties are the leading manufacturers and suppliers of fuel dispensing filters in the United States. “Fuel dispensing filters … Continue reading →

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SDNY allows consumer “organic” claims to proceed

Posted on May 13, 2015 by rtushnet

Segedie v. Hain Celestial Group, Inc., 2015 WL 2168374, No. 14–cv–5029 (S.D.N.Y. May 7, 2015)   Plaintiffs bought Earth’s Best food, body care, and home care products, and alleged that they were misleadingly labeled as “organic,” “natural,” or “all natural.”  … Continue reading →

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Hypo of the day, Denny’s edition

Posted on May 13, 2015 by rtushnet

This might require a bit of background.  Tumblr is a social media platform very popular with a demographic of young users; Yahoo! bought Tumblr and is trying to figure out how to make it profitable through advertising.  As a result, … Continue reading →

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Reading list: entertainment franchises and Drassinower

Posted on May 11, 2015 by rtushnet

Law and Creativity in the Age of the Entertainment Franchise, ed. Kathy Bowrey & Michael Handler: A collection of essays on the general theme, some much more specific than others. The editors suggest that the things that the “entertainment industry” … Continue reading →

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“Handmade” is too vague to be actionable for bourbon

Posted on May 11, 2015 by rtushnet

Salters v. Beam Suntory, Inc., 2015 WL 2124939, No. 14cv659 (N.D. Fla. May 1, 2015)   Plaintiffs alleged that Maker’s Mark bourbon was falsely advertised as “handmade.” In a pithy opinion, the court found that they couldn’t state a claim … Continue reading →

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NPR on The Slants, with appearance by me

Posted on May 9, 2015 by rtushnet

Link to the show is here. from Blogger http://ift.tt/1H8LSMC

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Answer unclear in Clearly beverage infringement case

Posted on May 8, 2015 by rtushnet

Clearly Food & Beverage Co. v. Top Shelf Beverages, Inc., No. C13–1763, 2015 WL 1926503 (W.D. Wash. Apr. 28, 2015)   Plaintiff Clearly Food owns, by a 2012 assignment from the defunct Clearly Canadian corporation, a registration for Clearly Canadian … Continue reading →

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Transformative work of the day, Star Wars edition (expanded universe)

Posted on May 7, 2015 by rtushnet

Courtesy of The Toast. from Blogger http://ift.tt/1ISWUEZ

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EFF/OTW DMCA reply comments

Posted on May 4, 2015 by rtushnet

Well, that’s an alphabet soup.  Here are our reply comments to the opposition from DVDCSS and the MPAA et al. Notably, while opponents assert that remix videos are infringing, they don’t oppose extension of the existing exemptions. from Blogger http://ift.tt/1ztS7aM

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District court largely upholds mandatory GE disclosures

Posted on May 4, 2015 by rtushnet

Grocery Manufacturers Assoc. v. Sorrell, 2015 WL 1931142, No. 5:14–cv–117 (D. Vt. Apr. 27, 2015)   Relax, we’ll be here for a while.   Vermont passed a law, Act 120, requiring that manufacturers and retailers identify whether raw and processed … Continue reading →

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