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allegedly false claims of official endorsement by Trump can be false advertising

Posted on May 10, 2017 by

Bobbleheads.com, LLC v. Wright Brothers, Inc., 2017 WL 1838932,  No. 16-CV-2790 (S.D. Cal. May 8, 2017) Bobbleheads.com makes bobbleheads, including the Hillary Clinton Striped Prison Pantsuit Bobblehead, an application for copyright registration for which was filed Sept. 2, 2016 (and … Continue reading →

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Dastar bars TM claim based on unlicensed copying of footage

Posted on April 24, 2017 by

Fioranelli v. CBS Broadcasting Inc., No. 15-CV-952, 2017 WL 1400119, — F. Supp. 3d – (S.D.N.Y.  Jan. 19, 2017) Fioranelli, a photojournalist who was one of four reporters allowed to enter the World Trade Center site on September 11, 2001, … Continue reading →

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Don’t try to make a Lanham Act case out of a copyright case

Posted on April 13, 2017 by

Lieb v. Korangy Pub’g, Inc., 2016 WL 8711195, No. 15-CV-40 (E.D.N.Y. Sept. 30, 2016) The Second Circuit isn’t a good place to try to plead around Dastar.  Lieb sued Korangy for copyright infringement and deceptive business practices based on alleged … Continue reading →

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Use of P’s photos to advertise D’s goods must be challenged via copyright, not Lanham Act, under Dastar

Posted on February 15, 2017 by

Barn Light Electric Company, LLC v. Barnlight Originals, Inc., 2016 WL 7135076, No.14–cv–1955 (M.D. Fla. Sept. 28, 2016) Plaintiff BLE, owned by the Scotts, sells light fixtures to consumers over the internet. Defendant Hi–Lite, owned by the Ohais, makes light … Continue reading →

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use of P’s jewelry in D’s ad is regular passing off, not reverse passing off

Posted on February 6, 2017 by

Brighton Collectible, LLC v. Believe Production, Inc., 2017 WL 440255, No. 15-cv-00579 (C.D. Cal. Jan. 30, 2017) Brighton sued Believe for infringing Brighton’s copyright in a jewelry design and also engaging in false designation of origin/unfair competition.  In particular, Brighton … Continue reading →

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use of P’s jewelry in D’s ad is regular passing off, not reverse passing off

Posted on February 6, 2017 by

Brighton Collectible, LLC v. Believe Production, Inc., 2017 WL 440255, No. 15-cv-00579 (C.D. Cal. Jan. 30, 2017) Brighton sued Believe for infringing Brighton’s copyright in a jewelry design and also engaging in false designation of origin/unfair competition.  In particular, Brighton … Continue reading →

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Advertising a phone with an unauthorized screenshot of an app doesn’t violate the Lanham Act under Dastar

Posted on February 3, 2017 by

Appjigger GmbH v. BLU Products, Inc., 2016 WL 4119720, No. 15–22313 (S.D. Fla. Mar. 7, 2016) Appjigger makes apps, and has an exclusive license for the WP CLOCK software app, which is available both to end users and also for … Continue reading →

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