Los Angeles, CA – Plaintiffs Stihl companies filed a trademark infringement, Lanham Act § 43(a) unfair competition, and dilution lawsuit at the Federal District Court in Los Angeles against the unknown owner of the domain name chainsawsnow.com. Plaintiffs own several trademark registrations for the trademark “Stihl” in various forms that…
Los Angeles, CA – Screenwriter Yolanda Buggs sued Dreamworks and Paramount Pictures for copyright infringement over the release of the animated feature “Flushed Away.” Buggs was enrolled in the American Film Institute’s screenwriting program in 1999 when she met Chris Kuser, a fellow student who was also an intern at…
Los Angeles, CA – Fund Babeez, LLC and its exclusive licensee Bump Babies, Inc. sued Defendants Baby the Bump, Inc., Eve Maternity, and Velva Lyn Stricker for trademark and copyright infringement over competing sales of maternity clothing. Plaintiff Fund Babeez owns a USPTO registered “[Bump] Baby Under Manufacturing Process” trademark…
Los Angeles, CA – Jim Brown, one of the greatest football players of all time, sued Electronic Arts (“EA”) over use of his likeness in the popular “Madden NFL” videogames. Details blogged here. Brown asserted a cause of action for unfair competition under Section 43(a) of the Lanham Act, 15…
Los Angeles, CA – Screenwriters Greg D. Crowder and Tony Freitas sued (complaint available here) NBC Universal and sought a temporary restraining order against the release of the movie “Love Happens,” starring Jennifer Aniston. Since the movie was released last weekend, you can probably guess that Plaintiffs were unsuccessful. Plaintiffs…
Los Angeles, CA – Dietary supplement manufacturer Resveratrol Partners sued Jon Mayne, the operator of the www.resveratrolbenefits.com website, for trademark infringement, unfair competition, and trade libel. Plaintiff manufactures a resveratrol dietary supplement sold under the Longevinex trademark. Resveratrol is a well-known phytoalexin (antibiotic produced by plants) that is found in…
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…