unfair competition

Larry Flynt Sues Nephews for Trademark Infringement and Dilution

Ryan Gile
January 07, 2009 06:48

Flynt Publications Building in Beverly Hills, CaliforniaThe LA Times and AP reported on the trademark infringement lawsuit filed by Hustler Magazine publisher Larry Flynt on Monday against his nephews, Jimmy Flynt II and Dustin Flynt, over their decision to start their own adult film distribution...

Default Ends in Injunction & Award of Defendants' Gross Sales

R. David Donoghue
December 11, 2008 10:38

American Taxi Dispatch, Inc. v. American Metro Tax & Limo Co., __ F. Supp.2d __, 2008 WL 4616855 (N.D. Ill. Oct. 20, 2008) (St. Eve, J.).   Judge St. Eve permanently enjoined defendants' (collectively “Metro”) use of trademarks infringing plaintiff American...

Court Awards Injunction, Actual Damages and Costs, Not Attorney's Fees

R. David Donoghue
December 10, 2008 11:28

Hyundai Construc. Equip. U.S.A., Inc. v. Chris Johnson Equip., Inc., No. 06 C 3238, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Oct 21, 2008) (Leinenweber, Sen. J.). Judge Leinenweber, having previously granted plaintiff summary judgment of Lanham Act unfair competition and deceptive trade practices,* enjoined defendant's...

Individual Communications of Infringement are Not Lanham Act Unfair Competition

R. David Donoghue
December 03, 2008 10:29

Foboha GMBH v. Gram Tech., Inc., No. 08 C 969, 2008 WL 4619795 (N.D. Ill. Oct. 15, 2008) (Grady, J.). Judge Grady denied defendants' (collectively “Gram”) Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss plaintiffs' (collectively “Foboha”) Lanham Act unfair competition and related...

Results of Internet searches helpful in earthworm trademark case

November 17, 2008 23:56

Cascade Mfg. Sales, Inc. v. Providnet Co. Trust, 2008 WL 4889716 (W.D. Wash. November 12, 2008) Cascade Manufacturing makes and sells composting bins in which earthworms “enhance and accelerate the composting process.” Cascade owns a federal trademark registration for WORM FACTORY. It...