Los Angeles – A Brooklyn heavy metal band is suing the New Jersey Devils for $10 million in a copyright infringement case over a song. Rob Traynor, lead singer of Black Water Rising is claiming that the professional hockey team used one of the band’s songs in a video without authorization. The lawsuit was filed
Apple Sues New York Counterfeiters for Trademark Infringement
San Diego – In its ongoing efforts to trounce trademark infringement, Apple is suing two sellers of knockoff Apple accessories that are based in the New York borough of Flushing, Queens.
Apple is accusing the defendants, Apple Story and Fun Zone, of selling unauthorized iPod, iPhone, and iPad accessories which are illegally branded with Apple’s
FICO Loses Appeal and Trademark
Los Angeles – A federal appeals court has upheld an earlier decision from a U.S. District Court, which found that the Minneapolis-based Fair Isaac Corporation’s (FICO) trademark was not infringed on by a competitor. In addition to reaffirming the lower court’s ruling, the federal court ordered the United States Patent and Trademark Office to cancel
Music Industry Enters Into a New Era of Copyright Protection
San Diego – Major music labels achieved a major victory in the copyright wars when, in May, Limewire agreed to pay $105 million to settle a copyright infringement suit. As federal copyright laws have become much stricter and the entertainment industry much more litigious against infringement, many saw this victory as an end of a
Copyright Enforcement Group to Launch Free Service Targeting Copyright Infringers
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
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