all - Opinion Summaries

KEMP v. BUMBLE BEE SEAFOODS, INC.

Intellectual Property, Trademark
In a trademark dispute, summary judgment in favor of plaintiff is reversed where plaintiff's use of the "Louis Kemp" mark on wild rice products...

BANJO BUDDIES, INC. v. RENOSKY

Intellectual Property, Trademark
Willful infringement is not a prerequisite to an accounting of a trademark infringer's profits for a violation of section 43(a) of the Lanham Act.

GATOR.COM CORP. v. L.L. BEAN, INC.

Constitutional Law, Cyberspace Law, Intellectual Property, Trademark
A declaratory judgment action, initiated to determine the legality of a software vendor's pop-up advertising program used on a website, is rendered...

PALM BAY IMPORTS, INC. v. VEUVE CLICQUOT PONSARDIN

Intellectual Property, Trademark
In a trademark dispute, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office properly concluded that a likelihood of confusion exists between plaintiff's "VEUVE...

NYLOK CORP. v. FASTENER WORLD INC.

Civil Procedure, Intellectual Property, International Trade, Trademark
Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(m) provides an exception to the 120-day limit for service of process in cases where service must occur in a foreign country.

TUMBLEBUS INC. v. CRANMER

Intellectual Property, Remedies, Trade Dress, Trademark
A preliminary injunction issued against defendant, restricting her use of a mark's trade dress during the pendency of an underlying infringement...

TEAM TIRES PLUS, LTD. v. TIRES PLUS, INC.

Intellectual Property, Trademark
In a trademark infringement suit concerning the name of a tire store, dismissal of plaintiff's claims are reversed where the district court erred in...

DONCHEZ v. COORS BREWING CO.

Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property, Trademark
Plaintiff's claim, alleging defendant misappropriated a beer-vending character named "beerman" in violation of the Lanham Act, is dismissed where...

SHEN MFG. CO. v. THE RITZ HOTEL

Intellectual Property, Trademark
In a trademark dispute concerning the use of the RITZ mark, defendant's mark did not infringe on plaintiff's mark where the dissimilarity of the marks...

BALDWIN PIANO, INC. v. DEUTSCHE WURLITZER GMBH

Commercial Law, Contracts, Intellectual Property, Trademark
In a trademark dispute, the district court's revocation of defendant's license to use plaintiff's mark is reversed where the license could not be...