Los Angeles, CA – Copyright infringement and breach of contract lawsuit was filed by Fox against Warner Bros over “The Watchmen” motion picture that is currently under production. Fox alleges that it has “exclusive copyright and contract rights in the motion picture property entitled ‘The Watchmen,’ including Fox’s exclusive rights…
Los Angeles, CA – A copyright infringement, trademark infringement, Lanham Act unfair competition, and section 17200 complaint was filed in United States District Court, Los Angeles, by Hong Kong based Funrise Toys, Inc. over sales of allegedly infringing toys by defendants doing business as Aahs stores. Funrise Toys has federally…
Los Angeles, CA – A copyright infringement, Lanham Act unfair competition, and section 17200 complaint was filed in United States District Court by Med-Legal, a service provider to professionals and companies in the workers’ compensation field. The complaint alleges that Med-Legal created a “Work Comp Directory” which a resource volume…
Watching the Cubs play at Wrigley Field is a nostalgic indication of summer (except for the playoffs), especially when cameras pan out to the bleachers and the rooftop spectators overlooking the field. The Chicago Cubs filed a trademark infringement and unfair competition lawsuit on February 15, 2008 to prevent rooftop…
Los Angeles, CA – Patent infringement and copyright litigation complaint over toy helicopters was filed in Central District Court of California, Los Angeles, by Hong Kong based Silverlit Toys Manufactory, LTD. and its Canadian distributor. Plaintiffs design, manufacture, develop, and market toy product for children and sell the toy under…
Los Angeles, CA – On February 15, 2008, Star Fabrics, Inc. commenced copyright litigation in California Central District Court over textile/fabric design copyrights, which apparel bearing the design is allegedly sold at Ross department stores and were manufactured by US Textile Printing, Inc. and Uno Clothing, Inc. Star Fabrics claims…
A copyright infringement, trade dress infringement (Lanham Act 43(a), 15 U.S.C. 1125), and unfair competition lawsuit was filed by luxury jeweler Van Cleef & Arpels against supermodel Heidi Klum’s company and jewelry designer Mouawad USA, Inc. in Federal District Court in New York in December of 2007. The complaint alleges…
Copyright infringement litigation was filed against Miguel Naranjo by Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc. and Disney Enterprises, Inc. on February 6, 2008 in the Central District of California, Los Angeles. The copyrighted movies at issue are Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride and Finding Nemo. The complaint alleges that since 2005, Mr. Naranjo,…
A lawsuit alleging trade secret and copyright infringement litigation was filed by Symantec security products subsidiary against Microsoft in 2006: Veritas Operating Corporation v. Microsoft Corporation, Case No. 2:06-CV-00703-JCC (W.D. Washington). The case arose from a 1996 agreement between Symantec and Microsoft, whereby Symantec had shared its source code in…
An intellectual property lawsuit was filed on January 30, 2008 in Los Angeles Federal District Court, by Paige Premium Denim against Mervyn’s department store over the sale of allegedly infringing jeans which incorporated the plaintiff’s designs. Plaintiff was founded by Paige Adams-Geller, a former Miss California and a jeans industry…