lanham act

Inclusion of Trademark in Business Plan Not a Use in Commerce

R. David Donoghue
December 30, 2008 10:57

Welsh v. Big Ten Conf., Inc., No. 08 C 1342, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Nov. 21, 2008) (Gottschall, J.). Judge Gottschall granted defendant the Big Ten Conference's motion to dismiss plaintiff's complaint, but denied the Big Ten's motion for its attorney's fees. Plaintiff claimed that it presented...

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...

Dismissal For Failure To Prosecute: Costs Awarded Not Attorney's Fees

R. David Donoghue
November 26, 2008 10:58

Vito & Nick’s, Inc. v. Barraco., No. 05 C 2764, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Oct. 10, 2008) (Nolan, Mag. J.) Judge Nolan granted defendants’ motion for litigation costs, but denied defendants’ motion for attorney’s fees. Plaintiff sued defendants alleging trademark...

Court allows U.S. lawsuit over video posted on Mexican website

October 26, 2008 03:26

Rapper 50 Cent’s Lanham Act claim against Cancun night club survives motion to dismiss Jackson v. Grupo Industrial Hotelero, S.A., No. 07-22046, 2008 WL 4648999 (S.D. Fla. October 20, 2008) Defendant owns Coco Bongo, a popular Cancun nightclub. Coco Bongo allegedly used rapper 50 Cent’s...

Trademark Plaintiff Must Specifically Plead Confusion

R. David Donoghue
October 16, 2008 10:45

Aller-Caire, Inc. v. Am. Textile Co., No. 07 C 4086, 2008 WL 4066976 (N.D. Ill. Aug. 28, 2008) (Andersen, J.) Judge Andersen granted in part and denied in part defendant American Textile Co.’s (“ATC”) Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss plaintiff Aller-Caire’s...