Montblanc, the German maker of fabled fountain pens and other luxury goods sued Google for help in unmasking the identities of alleged counterfeiters running Google AdWords campaigns on Google's UK search engine to hawk knockoff pens. Montblanc's lawsuit against Google asks the court for equitable relief, i.e.,, not money but…
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On the Internet, you don't have to be a rocket scientist to be rich and famous. Popularity can help! Take Snooki for example. The MTV star extended the reach of her intellectual property by licensing rights to her name, images, and more in a "Snookify Me" app for the iPhone…
Can gaming company Zynga successfully obtain trademark rights to all things ending in ville, the French word for a town or village? Answering that question is a task facing two federal courts. Before it launched its billion dollar IPO, the San Francisco-based tech company threatened to sue computer game makers…
Deal sites like Groupon and Living Social make money by offering discounts for products and services to a large pool of web subscribers. But what happens if the merchandise being offered for sale may be counterfeit, unauthorized versions of authentic merchandise? If you're clothing and fashion accessories designer Gotham Licensing…
There's a bitter legal feud in the Wild Yonder out West. The trademark fighter pilot litigators at two telecoms are fueling their IP jets, checking their legal payloads, and heading for a showdown over the clear blue skies of eastern California and northern Nevada. Carlsbad, California-based ViaSat®, owner of Yonder…
While Apple and Amazon have continued battling in court over its App Store trademark, Amazon launched it's "Kindle Fire" tablet this week. The move prompted Apple to quickly file an amended complaint in the case (see below).
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office rejected California company Grant Media's recent trademark application for the phrase 'Casey Anthony.' Yes, that Casey Anthony: the Florida mother whom a jury acquitted of murdering her young daughter Caylee Anthony. The trial received an enormous amount of media attention on the Web, television,…