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allegedly perfidious salesman protected from passing off liability, but might have engaged in false advertising

Posted on October 4, 2018 by

Burton v. Label, LLC, No. 15-CV-5793 (VSB), 2018 WL 4759735 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 30, 2018) Label, founded by the Millers, sells bespoke and custom men’s clothing throughout the United States. Schwartzman (for whom Burton is the trustee) worked for Label as … Continue reading →

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Amazon not liable for use of TM in review

Posted on October 4, 2018 by

Sen v. Amazon.com, Inc., 2018 WL 4680018, No. 16-CV-01486-JAH-JLB (S.D. Cal. Sept. 28, 2018) Sen owns the trademark “Baiden” for skin-exfoliation products. Amazon bought “Baiden” through Google’s AdWords program and on other search engines. In 2012, Sen sued Amazon for … Continue reading →

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Non-TM owner can plead false advertising claim for confusing use of TM it used to own

Posted on September 27, 2018 by

Desmond v. Taxi Affiliation Services LLC, 2018 WL 4589999, No. 17 C 8326 (N.D. Ill. Sept. 25, 2018) Desmond is the Chapter 7 Trustee for the Bankruptcy Estate of Yellow Cab Affiliation, a former Chicago taxicab affiliation with over 1600 … Continue reading →

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Another malware misattribution claim fails

Posted on September 27, 2018 by

PC Drivers Headquarters, LP v. Malwarebytes, Inc., 2018 WL 2996897, No. 18-CV-234-RP (W.D. Tex. Apr. 23, 2018) PC Drivers “offers software designed to help customers optimize the processing speed of their computers and identify software drivers ready to be updated.” … Continue reading →

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only “laconic” resellers allowed: court refuses to dismiss complaint against reseller of Chanel goods

Posted on September 20, 2018 by

Chanel, Inc. v. WGACA, LLC, 2018 WL 4440507, No. 18 Civ. 2253 (LLS) (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 14, 2018) Depressing but unsurprising: Chanel’s claims against used goods-seller What Goes Around Comes Around proceed because WGACA may have been too forward in telling … Continue reading →

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In plagiarism/false attribution case, use was de minimis, fair, and protected by 1A

Posted on September 13, 2018 by

Israel v. Strassberg, 2018 WL 4290394, No. 2:15-CV-741 (D. Utah. Sept. 7, 2018) Israel entered the Ph.D. Psychology program at the University of Utah, which required a master’s thesis, and Strassberg was her advisor. Israel’s master’s thesis turned on the … Continue reading →

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In plagiarism/false attribution case, use was de minimis, fair, and protected by 1A

Posted on September 13, 2018 by

Israel v. Strassberg, 2018 WL 4290394, No. 2:15-CV-741 (D. Utah. Sept. 7, 2018) Israel entered the Ph.D. Psychology program at the University of Utah, which required a master’s thesis, and Strassberg was her advisor. Israel’s master’s thesis turned on the … Continue reading →

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