Phish Phans Beware! Waldo Sued for TM Infringement (Again!)
Where's Waldo and why does everyone pick on him? If you're not into the "jam band" scene, then there's a good chance you don't even know who Waldo is. Waldo…
Geekview IP Week in Review
Comcast missed the goal when the Court declined to restrain DirecTV Soon on Sunday, they'll all be watching football. For now though the game is being played out in federal…
OPhishal Inphringements?
I never saw the Grateful Dead perform live, but I've spent plenty of time on Shakedown Street at Phish shows and festivals like Bonnaroo. In fact, I just returned from…
$2.4 Million in Trade Dress Damages, D’oh!
BrandFX (BFX) issued a press release on August 5, 2011 announcing that it just received a $2,400,000.00 check from its competitor, Astoria Industries of Iowa, Inc. (Astoria) Asset purchase? …
Geekview IP Week in Review
Wouldn't you sue if your late husband was the one who put Flint, Michigan on the map (of rap that is)? I began the first week in August with…
Children’s Coldcalm Class Action Continues
Last week the US District Court for the Central District of California denied a motion for judgment on the pleadings, allowing a false advertising, unfair competition, and fraud class action…
Geekview July 2011 IP Recap
Interesting IP issues are so common, that I've decided to start providing installments of Geekview -- a (usually weekly) review of the wonderfully wacky world of IP. Since I was…
SC Johnson Greenlist Cases Settle — GREENLIST No Longer to be Used on WINDEX Products
Last Friday, June 8, 2011, SC Johnson issued a press release stating that it settled two federal lawsuits class action against it over use of its GREENLIST mark on its…
Credibility Gap Results in an Injunction Ordering G.A.P Adventures Name Change in Trademark Infringement Case with Gap Inc.
"G.A.P Adventures shall have until September 1, 2011, to transition to a new name in the United States," the June 24, 2011 federal court order states. Ouch! That has got…
Teachbook Teaches Facebook a Lesson, Fights Back by Filing Motion to Dismiss Trademark Infringement Suit
I mentioned this case on November 19, 2010 and again May 25, 2011 and I wrote about it on May 10, 2011. Teachbook seeks to school Facebook…