IPNews® – Federal District Court Judge Rebecca Pallmeyer issued a default judgment awarding Tory Burch LLC $20 million in damages after finding infringing use of trademarks by a counterfeiter consortium.
Judge Pallmeyer ordered a seizure of bank accounts and the transfer of domain names. Although the infringing use has ended, many of the culprits are
IPNews® – A New Jersey manufacturer of carpeting and rugs was sued for trademark infringement by Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company due to a “Wild Kingdom” product line.
The complaint was filed in Nebraska federal court against Couristan, Inc. The allegations include infringement and dilution and the complaint requests destruction of all product at issue.
IPNews® – Podcasting innovator Personal Audio LLC has filed separate lawsuits against CBS and NBC for patent infringement.
The complaints allege that podcasts of shows such as the NBC Nightly News and 60 Minutes are infringing the patent at issue. It appears that Personal Audio is willing to license the technology at issue. To continue
IPNews® – Bausch & Lomb recently filed a counterclaim seeking cancelation of the trademark SEE BETTER LIVE BETTER.
The original lawsuit was filed by a Florida Ophthalmologist against Bausch & Lomb for trademark infringement. Bausch & Lomb is alleging that the trademark is in widespread use and therefore has become generic. To continue reading, click:
IPNews® – Federal Court Judge Gary A. Feess decided to issue a stay in a patent infringement case against Southwest Airlines pending the outcome of a USPTO re-examination of the patents at issue.
Southwest Airlines took the position that moving forward would be a waste of time. The Plaintiff in the case, Advanced Media Networks
IPNews® – The maker of the Tommy Gun machine gun recently filed a lawsuit to stop a new brand of vodka which uses the Tommy Guns name.
Saeilo Enterprises, Inc. filed the trademark and trade dress lawsuit in New York against Alphonse Capone Enterprises, Inc. Beyond vodka, Alphonse Capone Enterprises also sells cigars and operates
IPNews® – Samsung’s ChatOn messaging system is the latest target in a patent infringement lawsuit brought in Texas Federal Court by Mobile Telecommunications Technologies LLC.
Mobile Telecommunications is alleging that ChatOn infringes patents that were registered 13-14 years ago. Samsung’s technology also includes applications related to email systems such as Hotmail. To continue reading, click:
IPNews® – The 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals upheld New York-based Aereo’s right to stream live local television programing.
The broadcasting companies are claiming that Aereo is exploiting a loophole in the copyright law, while consumer groups are ecstatic. Meanwhile, Aereo has plans to roll out its service across the nation. To continue reading
IPNews® – ResMed Inc. has filed a patent lawsuit and an ITC complaint against two Taiwan based companies over products related to the treatment of sleep apnea.
Apex Medical Corp. and Medical Depot Inc. face an exclusion order in the ITC and damages in addition to an injunction in the federal action. ResMed is alleging
IPNews® -The 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled in Disney’s favor in a case involving the TINKERBELL trademark.
The 2nd Circuit held that Disney had the unfettered right to buy the TINKERBELL trademark despite the existence of an ongoing license to a third company – Icebox-Scoops, Inc. Icebox-Scoops had claimed that it