Los Angeles, CA – Medieval Times USA, Inc. unsheathed its sword and commenced a trademark infringement, Lanham Act false advertising, and unfair competition battle against Alcatraz Media, Inc. Since 1983, Medieval Times has operated Medieval-style castles where it hosts dinner tournaments, complete with a king, a princess, and jousting knights.…
Los Angeles, CA – Spencer Forrest sells hair products for balding men and women, which includes the Toppik® product lines and the Xfusion® Keratin Hair Fibers products. Plaintiff claims it has trade dress protection in its product packaging, which trade dress is defined as having “a distinctive white product name…
Los Angeles, CA – Legaljiffy.com sued rival website based legal document preparation company Legalcpu.com, Inc. for copyright infringement, trade dress infringement, and state unfair competition. Legaljiffy’s website has provided self-help legal documents since 2008 and is attorney-owned and operated. Defendant allegedly began its website in December of 2005, but has…
Santa Ana, CA – Gun suppressor manufacturer SureFire, LLC filed a false advertising lawsuit, in the Central District of California (Santa Ana Division), against Advanced Armament Corp. (“AAC”), details blogged here. Returning fire, AAC then filed its own false advertising counterclaim (copy available here) alleging that SureFire’s representation that its…
UPDATE 1/10/2010: Court rules that Upper Deck counterfeited Yu Gi Oh! cards. Details here. Los Angeles, CA – In October of 2008, Konami sued Vintage Sports Cards, Inc. in the Central District of California for sales of allegedly counterfeit Yu-Gi-Oh! trading cards (details blogged here). The Court entered a permanent…
UPDATE 9/25/2009: Court dismisses Jim Brown’s Lanham Act claim with prejudice. Los Angeles, CA – Jim Brown, one of the greatest running backs of all time, made a bee-line to the Federal District Court in Los Angeles to file a complaint against Electronic Arts over use of his likeness in…
Los Angeles, CA – No love was lost when Toughlove America, LLC sued Drew Barrymore’s production company (Flower Films, Inc.) and MTV Networks for trademark infringement and Lanham Act § 43(a) unfair competition. In the lawsuit, filed at the Federal District Court in Los Angeles, Toughlove alleges that the Defendants’…
Riverside, CA – Vista Del Mar Food & Beverages, LLC filed a Lanham Act § 43(a) trade dress infringement, false advertising, and unfair competition lawsuit at the Federal District Court in Riverside. Vista has sold a shrimp tomato cocktail juice under the Camaronzazo trademark since 2006 and uses a label…
Los Angeles, CA – Patent attorneys for Minka Lighting shine a spotlight on Defendant’s alleged patent infringement with a lawsuit filed at the Central District of California. Minka is in the business of designing, manufacturing, and selling home products, including ceiling fans. Minka sells the subject ceiling fan under the…
Los Angeles, CA – In response to Carroll Shelby’s trademark lawsuit (details blogged here), Factory Five Racing’s attorneys filed a motion to dismiss and set out Factory Five’s version of events, because this isn’t the first lap around the track between the parties. Eight years ago, Shelby sued Factory Five…