Los Angeles, CA – MGM’s copyright attorneys filed a copyright declaratory judgment of non-infringement lawsuit, under 28 U.S.C. § 2201, at the Federal District Court in Los Angeles. MGM is the successor in interest and owner of the copyrights in the 1987 live-action motion picture Snow White, which was registered…
Los Angeles, CA –Patent attorneys for Manhattan Beach based Skechers U.S.A. filed a patent infringement, trade dress infringement, and Lanham Act § 43(a) unfair competition (15 U.S.C. § 1125) complaint at the Federal District Court in Los Angeles. Skechers asserts that it is the owner of a distinctive trade dress…
Los Angeles, CA –Trademark attorneys for Rock & Republic jeans/clothing company filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against Rich & Skinny jeans at the Los Angeles Federal District Court. Rock & Republic began using stylized “R” trademarks on its clothing line as early as 2002. Several different versions of the “R”…
Los Angeles, CA – Mark Gable’s copyright attorneys filed a lawsuit at the Federal District Court in Los Angeles accusing NBC’s “My Name Is Earl” television show of copyright infringement. Gable alleges that he authored a wholly original screenplay entitled “Karma” in 1995 and registered it with the Writers Guild…
Santa Ana, CA – A patent infringement lawsuit was filed by patent attorneys for Gem Certification & Assurance Lab (“GCAL”) at the Federal District Court in Santa Ana, accusing GemEx of infringing U.S. Patent No. 5,983,238 (“the ‘238 patent”). The ‘238 patent, entitled “Gemstone Identification Tracking and Recovery System,” was…
Los Angeles, CA – Copyright attorneys for furniture company, C & C Imports, Inc., filed a copyright infringement lawsuit at the Federal District Court in Los Angeles, in an attempt to protect its bed, chest and wall hanging designs from being copied. Plaintiff manufactures and sells high-end furniture and in…
Santa Ana, CA – Asics’ trademark attorneys filed a lawsuit against Steve Madden, Ltd. at the Federal District Court (Santa Ana Division) alleging breach of their previous settlement agreement, trademark infringement, unfair competition under the Lanham Act (15 U.S.C. § 1125), and trademark dilution. For over forty years, Asics has…
In a case that illustrates the dangers of using your own name as a trademark, a court has issued a permanent injunction preventing fashion designer Joseph Abboud from using his own name to promote a new line of clothing – and all future goods and services. The unfortunate aspect of…
Santa Ana, CA – Trademark attorneys for Entrepreneur Media, Inc. (“EMI”), the publisher of Entrepreneur® magazine, filed a declaratory judgment lawsuit after receiving a cease and desist letter from Ernst & Young for trademark infringement over EMI’s use of “Entrepreneur Magazine’s 2008 Entrepreneur® Of The Year” award. The lawsuit, filed…
Santa Ana, CA – Trademark attorneys for Econo Lube N’ Tune franchisor sued a Ventura, CA based franchisee for trademark infringement and breach of franchise agreement at the Federal District Court (Santa Ana Division). The USPTO registered trademark, Econo Lube ‘N Tune, is used by franchisees to provide automotive tune-up…