Los Angeles – Muhammad Ali Enterprises LLC is suing digital bookseller Kobo Inc. for trademark infringement. Allegedly, Kobo used the three-time World Heavyweight Champion’s famous “Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee” slogan in an advertisement without permission.
According to the complaint, filed in Manhattan federal court, the Toronto Canada-based Kobo used the slogan
San Diego – The Federal Court in Canada has recently awarded the largest ever judgment in a trademark counterfeiting and copyright infringement case. Louis Vuitton, the luxury French fashion label, was awarded $1.4 million and co-plaintiffs Burberry Limited and Burberry Canada were awarded $1.1 million in a judgment against Singga Enterprises (Canada) and Carnation Fashion
Los Angeles – Jersey Shore star Paul DelVecchio a/k/a “Pauly D” was recently sued in Connecticut for $4 million in a trademark infringement lawsuit. The plaintiff is Paul Lis, a Connecticut DJ who has alleged that his DJ business has been destroyed due to confusion between his long term use of DJ Paulie and the MTV
San Diego – Cupertino, California based Apple has applied for a patent to allow for a transfer of information between Apple devices requiring just a simple swipe motion from one device to the other.
The new technology would require that each device use its accelerometer, gyroscope, and NFC hardware to coordinate the data transfer. According
Los Angeles – Top Internet Service Providers like Time Warner Cable, Comcast, Verizon, and Cablevision have agreed to increase their efforts at patrolling the Internet against copyright infringers.
This new agreement with the ISPs will give the entertainment industry a much needed arsenal in the war on copyright theft. Every year, the online
San Diego – With the controversial murder trial behind her, Casey Anthony may now be headed for another legal battle with her parents over the rights to the Caylee Anthony trademark. On May 17, 2011, the attorney for George and Cindy Anthony, Casey’s parents, filed an application with the United States Patent and Trademark Office for
Los Angeles – Reply! Inc., an online lead generation company is being sued by air-conditioning company Carrier for trademark infringement. Reply sells its online leads to various businesses, including air conditioning contractors.
In addition to trademark infringement, Carrier is also alleging cyber piracy on the use of the domain, carrier.reply.com. Carrier also has
San Diego – Back on June 14th in our entry titled Microsoft And Others Oppose Nortel’s Proposed Patent Sale to Google we reported that major technology companies such as Microsoft were objecting to Google’s $900 million bid to purchase Nortel’s patent portfolio. It appears that Microsoft and a consortium of rival tech companies have