Los Angeles, CA – The Wild Wild West. A trademark lawsuit gun fight, a duel, if you will, has ensued between John Rigby & Co. (Gunmakers), Inc. of California and John Rigby & Co. (Gunmakers), Ltd. of United Kingdom. Plaintiff makes rifles, shotguns and ammunition which it markets under the…
PRACTICE NOTE: It would have been interesting to see how the Court would have ruled on a motion to dismiss Plaintiff’s trade dress claim. Unfortunately, it was not part of Defendant’s motion. (Read BNA article regarding the viability of website trade dress claims). Los Angeles, CA – Legaljiffy.com sued rival…
Los Angeles, CA – Wanderlust Media files a trademark infringement and breach of contract lawsuit to prevent a former licensee, Mio Technology, from using KITT’s voice and other deliverables in personal navigation devices (“PND”). Wanderlust licenses and sells certain customized celebrity voices for use in GPS and PND systems. Wanderlust…
San Jose, CA – A jury awarded Louis Vuitton $32.4 million in its contributory trademark and copyright infringement lawsuit against web hosting companies, Akanoc Solutions and Manged Solutions, and their individual owner. A copy of the jury’s verdict is available here. Defendants hosted third party websites that were accused of…
Santa Ana, CA – Budget Blinds, Inc. (“BBI”) sued Kenneth James, owner of Budget Blinds and Shutters, for trademark infringement and unfair competition under the Lanham Act § 43(a). BBI franchises mobile window covering business in the U.S. and Canada and currently has almost 900 franchised businesses operating under the…
Santa Ana, CA – El Pollo Loco, Inc. (“EPL”) sued Jacinto & Corona Enterprises, Inc. for trademark infringement, dilution and unfair competition under the Lanham Act § 43(a). EPL operates and franchises restaurants, specializing in pretty tasty grilled chicken, in California, Nevada, Arizona, Texas, Colorado and Illinois. With locations in…
Los Angeles, CA – Oscar® winner Dustin sued starzlife.com (details blogged here) and several individuals for copyright infringement and invasion of privacy over distribution of his sexually intimate photos and video. The Court issued a temporary restraining order against the distribution of the photos and the video. And now, after…
Los Angeles, CA – OPI Products sued Beauty Treats International Co. for trademark and trade dress infringement and unfair competition over its sale of nail care products. Plaintiff has registered its OPI word mark and its bottle design mark with the USPTO. Plaintiff alleges that it began using the word…
UPDATE August 4, 2009: The Court entered a temporary restraining order (copy available here) preventing exhibition or distribution of the photos and video until the preliminary injunction hearing on August 10, 2009. Los Angeles, CA – In a complaint that reads like a tabloid article (available here), Dustin Lance Black…
Los Angeles, CA – Product Partners, LLC sued Costco Wholesale Corporation for copyright and trademark infringement and Lanham Act § 43(a) unfair competition over sales of fitness and weight loss products. Plaintiff sells a P90X® home exercise kit that includes workout routine DVDs featuring a technique called muscle confusion, “which…