IPNews® – Nike has filed a Motion for Summary Judgment in an attempt to end a trademark lawsuit filed against it by Fuel Clothing Company Inc.
The dispute involves the trademark FUEL used primarily in relation to apparel. Nike claims that the FUEL trademark has effectively been abandoned due to naked licenses and a failure to police use of the trademark. To continue reading, click: Nike Fights FUEL Trademark Infringement By Claiming Abandonment
IPNews® – Proctor & Gamble, developer of Crest Whitestrips, is suing a developer of dental care products for infringement of 3 of its patents.
P&G claims CAO Group Inc. knowingly copied its system of whitening teeth using sheer adhesive strips. A Ohio Federal Court will determine the outcome. To continue reading, click: Proctor & Gamble Alleges Infringement of Whitestrips Patents
IPNews® – U.S. District Court Judge Dean D. Pregerson recently made clear that he is leaning toward dismissing Viacom from a trademark infringement matter initiated by Gibson guitars.
Viacom claims that it merely licensed the rights to use the “SpongeBob SquarePants” trademark to a third party and had no part in any infringement alleged by Gibson against its licensee. Gibson is claiming that Viacom and its licensee both infringed on its “Flying V” trademark. To continue reading, click: Viacom May Get Dismissal From SpongeBob Uke’s “Flying V” Guitar Trademark Lawsuit
IPNews® – A Panel of Circuit Court judges upheld a Nintendo Co. Ltd. victory over Motiva LLC in relation to the Nintendo Wii.
Nintendo was held not to infringe Motiva’s video controller patents. The panel also held that Nintendo did not infringe Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930. To continue reading, click: Nintendo Scores Victory in Wii Controller Patent Lawsuit
IPNews® – Publisher J.T. Colby recently came up empty in its attempt to prevent Apple Inc. from using the iBooks trademark.
Apple responded the lawsuit with a Motion for Summary Judgment disputing all claims. New York District Court Judge Denise Cote granted Apple’s motion holding that there was no likelihood of confusion among other issues. To continue reading, click: Federal Judge Sides With Apple in IBOOKS Trademark Dispute
IPNews® – Uship recently lost its appeal of a patent infringement case that it lost against the U.S. Postal Service.
The case involves a U.S. Patent for an automated shipping machine. The U.S. Court of Appeals found that the U.S. Postal Service along with IBM did not infringe due to specific claims outlined in the patent. To continue reading, click: U.S. Postal Service and IBM Fend Off Patent Lawsuit
IPNews® – Action Ink Inc., owner of the THE ULTIMATE FAN U.S. Trademark Registration, is playing defense against the New York Jets.
After Action Inc. filed its trademark infringement complaint due to the Jets’ use of ULTIMATE FAN, the New York Jets recently filed for Summary Judgment. The Jets’ are alleging that the THE ULTIMATE FAN trademark has been abandoned. To continue reading, click: New York Jets Seek Summary Judgment Over “Ultimate Fan” Trademark
IPNews® – A university in Taiwan recently filed a lawsuit against Apple for allegedly infringing on its videoconferencing technology patent.
The target of the lawsuit is Apple’s FaceTime app. The complaint, filed in a Texas federal court, is seeking to ban the use of FaceTime as well as damages. To continue reading, click: Apple Sued for Patent Infringement Again Over FaceTime
IPNews® – Nike Inc. recently responded to a lawsuit filed against it by Under Armour Inc. which alleged that Nike is infringing on Under Armour’s “I Will” trademark.
Nike is claiming that it has been using “I Will” and other similar phrases since before Under Armour existed. Nike also claims that the two word phrase does not function as a trademark. To continue reading, click: Nike and Under Armour Battle Over “I Will” Trademark
IPNews® – An inventor filed a lawsuit last Friday against Mastercard and others claiming that they are infringing on a virtual payment system that he developed.
The patents cover a method for making purchases online and by telephone without use of the actual credit card number. The Complaint was filed in Delaware and names Mastercard, Citigroup, and Discover. To continue reading, click: MasterCard Sued in Virtual Payment Patent Infringement Case