There’s nothing sweet about false advertising litigation. Unless of course, you are on the winning legal team, in which case victory is not only sweet but also very, very, very lucrative. Just ask Mark Lanier, who recently was named “2012 Top Class Action Attorney” by U.S. News and World Report, and also serves as counsel …
Read more »Zynga out to topple Pyramidville. Zyngaville rules the world! Of gaming. Or so claims Zynga, clearly believing it to be true. Game maker Kobojo however, calls bullsh*t. I wrote about Zynga’s -VILLE trademark registration applications (found here and here) when Zynga swooped in to stop Night Owl from using Dungeonville in November, 2011, causing Night …
Read more »Guy Hobbs sues Elton John for stealing his girl! Australian songwriter Guy Hobbs hauled British balladeer Sir Elton John into court for stealing Natasha away from him. It’s one thing to steal someone’s girl. Stealing someone’s song about a girl? That’s just mean. According to the lawsuit filed by Hobbs against Sir Elton, Elton is guilty …
Read more »Image from Pipeline Association for Public Awareness Why obey federal trademark law (aka the Lanham Act) when you can just pass a new law that exempts you from it? Montana’s Senators sure are slick and I’m betting the Last Best Beef wishes it had a beef with any other State besides Montana! Instead of federally …
Read more »One Direction going down. Only, which one? One Direction is headed on a collision course with One Direction. The chaps on the left are from the UK and the dudes on the right are from California. They’re in separate bands, both named One Direction. And that is a big No-No under U.S. Trademark law. According …
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