San Diego – Copyright Enforcement Group (CEG) has announced its plans to launch a comprehensive takedown service targeting websites committing Internet piracy. The websites that will be the focus of this new service to deter copyright infringement include Rapidshare, Cyberlockers, User Generated Content (UGC), Direct Download, Tube, Streaming, Auction, and other Unauthorized Distributor and/or Reseller
Eddie Bauer Sued for Trademark Infringement for use of ‘First Ascent’
Los Angeles – Outdoor clothing retailer Eddie Bauer is the defendant in a trademark lawsuit filed by First Descents. The Colorado-based non-profit is accusing Bauer of trademark infringement for the similarity of its brand names, First Ascent and First Descent.
First Descents was founded in 2001 by professional kayaker Brad Ludden, to help young
ITC to Investigate HTC in Patent Case Against Apple
San Diego – The United States International Trade Commission has promised to investigate Smartphone-maker HTC, for the alleged patent infringement claims made by Apple. Results from the investigation may prompt a ban on sales of HTC products such as the HTC Flyer, Droid Incredible, Wildfire, and EVO 4G.
“The products at issue in this
Superbowl Champion Packers Protect ‘Titletown’ Trademark
Los Angeles – Recently, when the owners of Green Bay Distillery in Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin announced their plans for a new bar/restaurant to be called Titletown Distilllery, they faced the defense of the Green Bay Packers.
The Packers politely informed the distillers that they owned the federally registered trademark, ‘Tiltetown’, which was registered in several
Rapper Lil’ Wayne Named in $15 Million Copyright Infringement Claim
San Diego – It seems as if legal troubles follow Lil’ Wayne wherever he goes. Just after his recent release from jail for serving a one-year sentence for weapons possession, the rapper is now a defendant in a $15 million copyright infringement suit for allegedly stealing parts of the hit song, “Bedrock.”
The plaintiffs in
Verizon Ordered to Pay $115 Million in Damages in Patent Infringement Case
Los Angeles – A federal judge has ordered mobile phone-maker Verizon to pay $115 million in damages in a patent infringement lawsuit filed by ActiveVideo Networks.
According to the May 2010 complaint, ActiveVideo, which provides the CloudTV service, accused Verizon of patent infringement, saying that its FiOS system infringed on four ActiveVideo patents related to
Oprah Winfrey Sued for Trademark Infringement
San Diego – The former queen of daytime talk-television is being sued for trademark infringement over the phrase “Own Your Power.”
The plaintiff, Simone Kelly-Brown, CEO of Own Your Power Communications, Inc., claims that it was her company that created the phrase along with the OYP acronym and the concept that people can “live their
Courts Reverse Ruling on Human Gene Patents
Los Angeles – Last year, when a federal judge ruled that human genes couldn’t be patented, scientists and geneticists were pleased. The particular case at issue involved Myriad Genetics, which holds the patent rights on two genes, BRCA1 and BRCA2, which are associated with a woman’s increased risk of developing breast and ovarian cancers.