IPNews® – Lionsgate, Mandate Pictures and Summit Entertainment announced recently that they prevailed in a trademark infringement lawsuit against Eastland Music Group over use of the trademark 50/50.
The Illinois music company argued that release of the critically acclaimed movie 50/50 on DVD caused confusion among consumers and damage to its goodwill. However, U.S. District
IPNews® – This week, Apple announced that it has been granted an injunction in the European Union against the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7.
German Courts determined that Samsung had copied Apple’s 2004 designs and consequently banned distribution of the Galaxy Tab 7.7. However, Samsung obtained a very different outcome in a case decided in the
IPNews® – Dallas based HomeVestors of America is suing its competitor House Buyer Network and Duane LeGate for trademark infringement, unfair competition, unjust enrichment, injury to business reputation and breach of contract.
The Complaint alleges that LeGate and Home Buyer Network violated a settlement agreement in which they agreed to transfer a number of domain
IPNews® – The owners of the Stratosphere Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas recently filed a lawsuit for trademark infringement against Marchex which is an online advertising and gaming company.
Marchex was accused of using a website called AcePlay.com to lure customers in with expectations of finding information on the Stratosphere Hotel & Casino, but
IPNews® – Ed Kowalcyzk is being sued for trademark infringement by his former band Live for allegedly using the band name without authorization.
Kowalcyzk is being accused of trademark infringement, trademark dilution and false designation of origin. The band is seeking $2 million in damages and an injunction to prevent Kowalcyzk from using the name
IPNews® – In a year of setbacks for the beleaguered Blackberry manufacturer, Research in Motion was found guilty of patent infringement last week after a three-week trial and a week of jury deliberations.
The decision, handed down last Friday in the Northern District of California, resulted in an award of $147.2 million in damages, approximately
IPNews® – Hulu recently announced that it had dropped its opposition to Dish Network’s trademark application for “TV Everywhere”.
Hulu had previously claimed the term should not be registered to Dish Network because it was commonly used by a number of other cable providers as a standard and generic industry term. The application is also
IPNews® – Cybersitter filed a complaint against Google and Net Nanny this week for trademark infringement in District Court in the Central District of California.
Cybersitter, an adult content blocking software company, alleges that Google’s AdWord policy allowed its competitor Net Nanny to direct consumers who conducted searches for “Cybersitter” to the Net Nanny websites
IPNews® – Yahoo and Facebook both released statements this week that they have agreed to drop their patent infringement litigation and license patented technology to each other.
The initial lawsuit, filed in March 2012, alleged that Facebook infringed on multiple important Yahoo patents and was followed by a counterclaim by Facebook also alleging patent infringement.
IPNews® – Rap duo New Boyz was sued for trademark infringement by Christian group Newsboys in a Tennessee District Court last week.
The Christian group, with a carefully built reputation based on clean lyrics and evangelism, asserts that the rap duo’s name is too similar to its own and is creating problems among fans and