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Nike Seeks to Unravel Reebok’s Tebow-Jets Jersey Sales
The smooth transition of NFL jersey production responsibilities from Reebok to Nike hit a snag this week with the filing of a lawsuit by Nike against its rival. Nike filed suit in federal court against...
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Google’s Use of Trademarked Keywords Not Immunized by Functionality Says...
Trademark owners agonizing over internet search engine technology and their ability to protect their brand scan step back from the ledge, at least for the moment. The fact that their trademarks may...
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Trade Secrets and How to Keep Them That Way
This article from Corporate Counsel provides great advice on how to protect your trade secrets while collaborating with third-parties. As the article notes, you should consider:•Using a non-disclosure...
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Apple, Samsung and Possible Sanctions
Apple recently asked a judge hearing a patent infringement case to sanction attorneys for Samsung after those attorneys issued a press release with a link to documents that had been ruled inadmissible....
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Apple v. Samsung - What Happened - What's Next?
On Friday, August 24, a nine member jury entered a verdict in favor of Apple and awarded almost $1.05 billion in damages. Apple filed suit against one of its largest competitors, Samsung Electronics,...
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It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a … barber? Barbershop Sued by DC Comics over...
DC Comics has filed a trademark infringement suit against a Florida barbershop owner in federal court. The suit accuses the owners of “Supermen Fades to Fros LLC” of using signs, promotion materials...
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Trademark Licensors As "Apparent Manufacturers" In Product Liability Cases
Although by no means a “hell hole” jurisdiction, it is difficult for a peripheral asbestos defendant to obtain summary judgment in Bridgeport Superior Court in Connecticut. Once summary judgment is...
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Speaking of . . . Copyrights | Did Avatar Rip Off Bats and Butterflies?...
Misunderstood heroes. Space travel. Alien worlds. Humanoids. Greed. Imperialism. Violence. Exploitation. Intercultural war. Redemption. And Copyright Infringement?Everyone’s seen the movie Avatar. How...
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NFL’s Squeeze Play Forces “Harbowl” Trademark Owner to Forfeit Rights
Last year Roy Fox got to thinking – what if NFL Head Coaches and brothers Jim Harbaugh (San Francisco 49ers) and John Harbaugh (Baltimore Ravens) ended up facing each other in the Super Bowl? With...
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Macy’s / J.C. Penney Martha Stewart Lawsuit is Not a Good Thing
On February 20, 2013, department stores J.C. Penney Inc. and Macy’s Inc. faced off in a new arena – a New YorkState courtroom. The two retailers are going to trial over Martha Stewart. Macy’s suit...
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Speaking of . . . Trade Secrets | Misappropriation Justice Has International...
An important federal appeals court has determined that a Connecticut court has jurisdiction over a Canadian citizen whose only act in Connecticut was accessing information on a computer server located...
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NFL, Baltimore Ravens Object to Court-Designed Royalties in Logo Case
The Baltimore Ravens and the National Football League are asking the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals to reverse the December 2012 decision of a Maryland federal judge in a long-running copyright...
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Selma – The Screenwriter’s Dilemma
The movie Selma, which chronicles Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1965 voting rights campaign, has received critical acclaim and an Oscar nomination for best picture. It has also generated controversy...
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“The Blueprint” for an Infringement?
A recently-filed case in a California federal court has Jay-Z and his promoters at Live Nation wondering whether they’ll continue to reap the benefits of the 1999 hit single Big Pimpin’ or whether...
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Rise and Fall of an Empire (Distribution, Inc.)
In the pilot episode of Fox’s smash-hit series Empire, Cookie Lyon, explaining why, after her release from jail, she’s returning to her husband Lucious Lyon’s fictional record label, Empire...
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