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ZELINSKI v. COLUMBIA 300, INC.

Remedies, Trademark
A trademark owner demonstrated actual confusion and actual injury, but defendant's conduct did not rise above negligence to the level of malice or an...

IN RE THE BOULEVARD ENTM'T, INC.

Administrative Law, Intellectual Property, Trademark
Substantial evidence supports the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board's finding that the term JACK OFF is a vulgar reference to masturbation and that...

SPORT SUPPLY GROUP, INC. v. COLUMBIA CAS. CO.

Insurance Law, Intellectual Property, Trademark
In an action alleging that an insurer was required to reimburse plaintiff for part of the cost of defending a counterclaim for trademark infringement,...

CAREFIRST OF MARYLAND, INC. v. CAREFIRST PREGNANCY CTRS.

Civil Procedure, Cyberspace Law, Intellectual Property, Trademark
An Illinois organization did not subject itself to personal jurisdiction in Maryland by operating an Internet website that allegedly infringed the...

ETW CORP. v. JIREH PUBL'G, INC.

Injury & Tort Law, Intellectual Property, Sports Law, Trademark
The presence of Tiger Woods's image on art prints did not amount to a valid Lanham Act false endorsement claim, and did not violate the right of...

CAT INTERNET SERVS., INC. v. PROVIDENCE WASHINGTON INS. CO.

Cyberspace Law, Insurance Law, Intellectual Property, Trademark
Under Pennsylvania law, trademark infringement through misuse of a domain name for the purpose of selling pornographic materials and magazines,...

EMERGENCY ONE, INC. v. AM. FIRE EAGLE ENGINE CO.

Intellectual Property, Trademark
A nationwide injunction entered by the district court prohibiting plaintiff from using its mark in connection with the sale of its fire trucks, or...

SUPERFORMANCE INT'L INC. v. HARTFORD CAS. INS. CO.

Insurance Law, Intellectual Property, Trademark
Underlying complaints for trademark infringement did not fall under the scope of coverage as "personal and advertising injury" in plaintiff's policy,...

ENTER. RENT-A-CAR CO. v. ADVANTAGE RENT-A-CAR, INC.

Intellectual Property, Trademark
Under the Trademark Amendments Act of 1999 and Federal Trademark Dilution Act of 1995, the owner of a famous mark cannot oppose registration based on...

IN RE CALIFORNIA INNOVATIONS, INC.

Administrative Law, Intellectual Property, Trademark
The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board applied an outdated standard in its analysis, under section 2(e)(3) of the Lanham Act, when it refused to...