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The Things You Don’t Think Of
We have a story of three firearm and ammunition companies. The parties in the case are DoubleTap Defense, LLC (DTD), a company that had an application to register the trademark DOUBLETAP for pistols, and Hornady Manufacturing Co., owner of several TAP-formative registrations for ammunition. The third company, not a party, is Double Tap Ammunition (DTA),… Continue reading
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A Service Mark Is Not Always a Trademark
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey owns the site on which the World Trade Center in New York sits. The original two towers complex was completed in 1973 and included the “Top of the World” observation deck and gift shops, which were operated under a lease with the Port Authority. As part… Continue reading
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What the Paperwork Says
Here’s an utterly confusing situation, which I suppose is why there has been an arbitration, two lawsuits, and an appeal to the 9th Circuit with an unpublished decision. People, get the paperwork right. The situation involves Camelot Hair Care Products LLC, a woman named Nina Parkinson, and Robanda International Inc. A person named Tony Parkinson… Continue reading
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A Very Liberal Interpretation of “Registrant”
Apparently in the Northern District of California, an exclusive licensee can successfully sue under Section 32 of the Lanham Act even though it doesn’t claim to be either owner or registrant. Continue reading
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Lack of Control as a Shield
You are undoubtedly familiar with the concept that the lack of control over the quality of the goods and services with which a mark is used can mean that the trademark is abandoned (recursive link alert) by the trademark owner. But in East West, LLC v. Rahman, the lack of control was instead used to… Continue reading
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A Good Tacking Decision
Boathouse Group, Inc. v. TigerLogic Corp. is a priority dispute between two trademarks for software used to enhance the functionality of social media sites. The plaintiff’s mark was POSTPOST, located at postpo.st, and the defendant’s was POSTPOST, located at postpost.com. Given the identicality of the marks, the only question was whether the services were similar… Continue reading
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