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Most Excellent Conference
Yesterday there was a conference devoted to my favorite topic, Ownership and Control of IP Rights. What a shame it was on a different continent so I couldn’t attend. Luckily, the IPKat summarizes it here, here and here. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License. Continue reading
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What is SALBA and Who Owns It?
For me, Ralston v. Salba Corp. was one of those “whoops, keep an eye out for that next time” kind of cases. Note to self – in the future, check for a reversionary right in the property being licensed. Plaintiffs William and Richard Ralston and Great Western Tortilla Co., a company that had been owned… Continue reading
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No Surrender Boys!
There’s an awesome dust up down in San Antonio over the ownership of the trademark THE ALAMO. You sort of think that ownership would be settled by now, but apparently not. An application to register the mark for “museum services, namely, exhibiting to the public a historical site” was filed by the Daughters of the… Continue reading
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Color Me Puzzled
It’s a routine trademark infringement suit over both parties’ use of the mark VANTAGE. Plaintiff Vantage, Inc. is the owner of a pending application for VANTAGE, which has been opposed by the defendant Vantage Travel Service, Inc., the opposition now stayed. Defendant filed a motion for summary judgment on a § 43(a) claim, a state… Continue reading
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Who Is the Real Florida Tea Party?
A Florida lawyer is sending threatening letters claiming others cannot say they are the “Florida Tea Party,” based on his registration of it as a political party. The recipients filed a declaratory judgment action on trademark theories. Complaint here. Reuters coverage here. South Florida Tea Party, Inc. et al versus Tea Party, S.D. Fla. 10:cv-80062-KAM… Continue reading
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The Devil’s in the Details
The Seattle Trademark Lawyer blogs about a newly-filed suit over a dispute about the ownership of the “Angels” name and show content for a Pussycat Dolls tribute band. The complaint says coyly that the defendant Goldberg Entertainment “engaged” the plaintiff Kristen Colliander (um, “employed”?), that the defendant purchased the website “kristencollianeli.com” (Ms. Colliander’s stage name)… Continue reading
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Zorro a Preview to Steamboat Willie?
There’s a somewhat puzzling complaint newly filed in the Northern District of California. Zorro Productions, Inc. (ZPI) filed an unfair competition suit against Mars, Inc., maker of M&M’s candies, and its advertising agency, BBDO Worldwide, Inc. The complaint alleges that ZPI is the owner of all rights, including without limitation, trademarks and trade dress, both… Continue reading
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Get Your Hot-N-Ready Pizza From Any Little Caesars
Pinnacle Pizza was a franchisee of Little Caesar Enterprises (LCE), the corporation that manages the “Little Caesars” franchises. Pinnacle Pizza created a promotional program for its stores called “Hot ‘N Ready,” which guaranteed a hot, medium pepperoni pizza for $4 within five minutes of the order every Tuesday. There was some discussion about who conceived… Continue reading
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The City Owns “Tavern on the Green”
You just can’t trust your readership. When the City of New York first claimed that it owned the name of the landmark New York City restaurant “Tavern on the Green,” I posted a poll asking readers’ opinion. The result from the many, many voters (15) was resoundingly in favor of the restaurant. We were wrong,… Continue reading
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The Real MG Stands Up
The IP Finance blog has risen to the occasion, updating us on the dispute over ownership of the “MG” trademark. It has been resolved, for the moment, in favor of Nanjing Automobile Corporation. Nanjing has worldwide rights to the MG mark and the English company that claimed to own it was ordered to change its… Continue reading
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