Los Angeles – A black crow is the subject of debate in an ongoing trademark dispute between alcohol-makers Jim Beam and Jose Cuervo.
The dispute started back in the 1990’s when Jose Cuervo began labeling its bottles of tequila with an image of a black crow, which infringed on Jim Beam’s use of a
Orange County – In the ongoing battle against illegal file-sharers, Google is taking steps to remove references to the word “torrent” from its search results. The search engine site announced in December that it would work towards “making copyright work better online”, and that “terms that are closely associated with piracy” would no longer populate
Orange County – Microsoft is adding new fuel to the fire in its patent infringement battle with DVR pioneer TiVo. In a recent patent infringement complaint, Microsoft is claiming that TiVo is infringing on four of its patents that date back to the mid-1990’s. The patents are related to technologies tied to interactive television
Los Angeles – Zuffa’s Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has filed a copyright infringement complaint against Justin.tv, claiming that it has not done enough to prevent pirated streams from being uploaded on its site. Justin.tv is a website that allows users to produce and watch live streaming video.
The complaint, filed in Nevada U.S. District Court, states, “Since
San Diego – Social media website Twitter is being sued by VS Technologies for infringing on its “309 patent” which it describes as a “method and system for creating an interactive virtual community of famous people.” Twitter’s micro logging site attracts users who want to follow every ‘Tweet’ by famous celebrities such as Lady Gaga
San Diego – TourSwing Golf LLC has filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against Callaway Golf over its “Octane” trademark. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin claims that Callaway maliciously, deliberately, and willfully stole the trademark.
Representatives for TourSwing believe that its competitor’s deliberate use of “Octane” stems from an
