San Diego – A California federal judge has thrown out a trademark infringement case filed by social networking site Facebook against Teachbook.com because the alleged infringement did not occur in California. Teachbook.com, an online community for school teachers, does not accept users from California and therefore does no business in the state.
Facebook’s complaint accuses
San Diego – Roc Nation, the brainchild of rapper and businessman Jay Z, is being sued for trademark infringement by Volcom for use of a similar diamond-shaped logo. In addition to monetary damages, Volcom is requesting an injunction to stop the sale of any Roc Nation products bearing the diamond logo, that Roc Nation destroy any products with
Los Angeles – “The Hangover, Part 2”, Warner Bros.’ sequel to the 2009 blockbuster hit, may soon be sobering up over a copyright infringement lawsuit. S. Victor Whitmill, the tattoo artist who inked the infamous tribal tattoo on Mike Tyson’s mug, is suing to halt the release of the movie which is
San Diego – In response to a patent infringement complaint filed in March by Microsoft, Barnes & Noble has filed its own claim accusing the Seattle-based computer giant of abusing patent laws to prevent manufacturers from using the Android technology. Microsoft’s lawsuit against the largest book retailer in the United States involves the alleged infringement
Los Angeles – Just one day before the reveal of its new Xoom tablet, Motorola was served by Xoom Corporation in a trademark infringement lawsuit. In addition to the alleged trademark infringement, the lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, also accuses Motorola of false designation of origin, unfair competition
Los Angeles – Fashion apparel retailer J.Crew is being sued by Tony Duquette, Inc. for trademark infringement. The clothing chain allegedly has taken the internationally acclaimed designer’s proprietary leopard print design and moniker to brand its line of cardigans as the “Duquette Factory Leopard Print” sweater.
The lawsuit accuses J.Crew of willful misconduct because
San Diego – A U.S. District Court in Delaware recently upheld a jury verdict that ruled four of Callaway Golf’s patents are invalid. The judgment, which stems from a 2006 patent infringement lawsuit Callaway filed against Acushnet Co., officially closes the case in that particular court but can be appealed at the Federal Circuit level.
Acushnet Co.
Orange County – U.S. toy-maker Mattel has recently been dealt a serious blow in an ongoing copyright infringement lawsuit over the “Bratz” doll line. Competing toy-maker MGA Entertainment was awarded nearly $88.5 million in damages after a retrial determined that it did not infringe on Mattel’s copyright. The judge in the case also holds the
San Diego – A patent infringement case between Microsoft and i4i argued before the Supreme Court may cause a domino effect in the technology industry. Washington-based Microsoft is seeking to change the legal criteria for invalidating patents.
At the core of the Microsoft vs. i4i dispute is a design patent that i4i applied for in 1994 which
San Diego – In an ongoing battle over what Apple is alleging to be blatant infringement of its intellectual property, it recently filed a patent and trademark infringement lawsuit against Samsung. The infringing products up for debate are Samsung’s Galaxy line of smartphones and tablets, which are said to infringe on Apple’s line of iPhones and iPads.
Apple’s