California – Skullcandy, primarily a headphone manufacturer, recently filed an action for trademark infringement against Skelanimals which is a music apparel and accessory brand. The action alleges that the Skelanimals logo is confusingly similar to the Skullcandy logo.
The Skullcandy logo is a black and white skull face surrounded by a black circle, while the Skelanimals logos at issue are
San Diego – Kellogg’s, maker of Fruit Loops, has decided to drop its trademark infringement lawsuit against the Maya Archaeology Initiative (MAI), which is a non-profit organization. In the lawsuit, Kellogg’s had claimed that the toucan in MAI’s logo infringed its own Toucan Sam trademark.
Kellogg and the MAI issued a joint statement saying that Kellogg has decided
Los Angeles – In the case Global Tech Appliances v. SEB S.A. 131 S. Ct. 2060 (2011), the U.S. Supreme Court recently set the standard of proof required to prevail in an action for indirect patent infringement. To be liable, it had been unclear whether an inducing party must have also intended that the infringing act actually infringe
San Diego – Human Genome Sciences recently received a favorable ruling in a patent dispute with Eli Lilly concerning the validity of a patent for a gene sequence for use in developing treatments for people with immune diseases.
Eli Lilly originally contested the European patent owned by Human Genome on the grounds that the patent was too vague
Los Angeles – Plentyofish.com, a U.S. based dating website, lost in the High Court in England over its claims that it had rights to the Plenty O Fish trademark in the UK despite no trademark registration there.
Under intellectual property laws in the UK, a business must prove that its use of a trademark has established “goodwill” which
Los Angeles – Christy Prunier, a mother and businesswoman, has succeeded in a trademark battle with P&G and will retain the right to name her company “Willa” after her daughter.
When Ms. Prunier’s lotions, cleansers, and facial masks were ready to hit the market, she received a cease and desist letter from P&G who claimed that the Willa brand was
Los Angeles – After a nearly three year battle, Twitter finally has exclusive rights to the Tweet trademark at the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
The problems began when Twittad, the largest advertising platform on Twitter, registered the “Let Your Ad Meet Tweets.” trademark first. The judge ultimately agreed with Twitter’s argument that “tweet” was a word
Orange County – Apple and Samsung have recently been engaged in patent litigation spanning the globe including the U.S., Japan, Australia, and throughout Europe.
Apple initiated the litigation in April when it filed suit against Samsung in the United States alleging that the Samsung Galaxy infringed on its iPhone and iPad. In response, Samsung counterclaimed alleging that Apple
Los Angeles – Youngblood Timepieces has sued Fossil and others for trademark and trade dress infringement alleging that its name and trade dress have been used without its authorization. Also named in the lawsuit are Amazon.com, Zappos.com, Nordstrom, Macy’s, Sears, Urban Outfitters and Dillard’s.
Youngblood Timepieces emerged in 2007 and quickly gained popularity when A-list celebrities began wearing
Los Angeles – Chanel Inc. has filed a trademark infringement and cyber piracy lawsuit in Nevada against hundreds of website operators for allegedly selling counterfeit products which contain the Chanel name and logo. The complaint names defendants in China, the Bahamas, and other countries in which counterfeit products are a problem.
Besides seeking damages, Chanel’s lawsuit requests that