http://www.lexisnexis.com/mealeys/news.aspx Headline Trademarks Legal News from LexisNexis® en-us http://www.lexisnexis.com/mealeys/images/lexismealeyslogo.gif 130 29 http://www.lexisnexis.com/mealeys/news.aspx Copyright 2013 http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-8%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Trademarks%201%20(2013)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Supreme Court on March 25 invited the government to weigh in on a dispute over Lanham Act false advertising claims levied in connection with food labels (POM Wonderful LLC v. Coca-Cola Co., No. 12-761, U.S. Sup.; See 2/4/13, Page 41). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-8%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Trademarks%202%20(2013)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' SAN FRANCISCO - A California federal judge erred in dismissing allegations of trademark infringement because he disregarded prima facie evidence of trademark validity, the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled March 19 (Solid 21 Inc. v. Breitling USA Inc. and Breitling SA, No. 11-56439, 9th Cir.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-8%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Trademarks%203%20(2013)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' DENVER - Finding "no fault" in a Utah federal judge's analysis of repeated discovery failures by a pro se trademark and copyright infringement litigant, the 10th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on March 27 upheld entry of default judgment as a Rule 37 sanction (Klein-Becker USA LLC v. Patrick Englert, No. 12-4076, 10th Cir.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-8%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Trademarks%204%20(2013)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' ALBANY, N.Y. - Four copyright infringement defendants prevailed on a Rule 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss March 27, when a New York federal judge agreed that an architect plaintiff failed to allege any factual allegation linking them to the alleged wrongful conduct (Dominick Ranieri d/b/a Dominick Ranieri Architect, P.C., v. Adirondack Development Group LLC, et al., No. 11-1013, N.D. N.Y.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-8%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Trademarks%205%20(2013)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' DENVER - A big game hunter and purported owner of the "Super Slam" trademark failed to persuade a Colorado federal judge April 9 that an organization that honors the milestones of big-game hunters has committed trademark infringement (Charles C. Adams Jr. v. Grand Slam Club/Ovis, et al., No. 12-2938, D. Colo.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-8%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Trademarks%206%20(2013)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A plaintiff properly terminated its franchise agreement with a former franchisee, and that franchisee committed trademark infringement by continuing to use the "Choice Hotels" mark post-termination, a Texas federal judge ruled April 5 (Choice Hotels International v. J. Bhagwanji Inc., et al., No. 11-411, S.D. Texas). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-8%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Trademarks%207%20(2013)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' KANSAS CITY, Kan. - Efforts by a plaintiff to obtain dismissal of a counterclaim for trademark cancellation were unsuccessful March 29, when a Kansas federal judge rejected as "silly" arguments that the filing of an infringement claim is insufficient to confer standing on a party who claims to be the senior user of the disputed mark (Cimarron Lumber and Supply Company v. McLiney Lumber and Supply LLC, et al., No. 12-2240, D. Kan.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-8%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Trademarks%208%20(2013)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' DETROIT - Coach Inc. on April 8 prevailed on claims of trademark and copyright infringement levied in Detroit federal court against a gas station, which it had accused of selling counterfeit handbags (Coach Inc. v. Brothers Gas & Mart Inc., et al., No. 12-10609, E.D. Mich.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-8%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Trademarks%209%20(2013)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' NASHVILLE, Tenn. - An actual controversy over the "grange" trademark exists between a cigar seller and a fraternal organization, a Tennessee federal judge ruled April 3 (Crowned Heads LLC v. The National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry, No. 12-1062, M.D. Tenn.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-8%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Trademarks%2010%20(2013)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' CHICAGO - An Illinois federal judge on April 1 reconsidered in part a previous summary judgment entered in a dispute over copyrights and trademarks related to miniature figurines used in the "Warhammer 40,000" game (Games Workshop Ltd. v. Chapterhouse Studios LLC, No. 10-8103, N.D. Ill.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-8%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Trademarks%2011%20(2013)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' HOUSTON - Citing previous rulings and actions both before the courts and the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB), a Texas federal judge on April 5 found that "it is clearly established" that the "Testmasters" trademark is descriptive (Test Masters Educational Services Inc. v. Robin Singh Educational Services Inc. et al., No. 08-1771, S.D. Texas). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-8%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Trademarks%2012%20(2013)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' RICHMOND, Va. - Noting "cogent reasoning" by a lower court, a Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on April 4 affirmed a ruling that a man's registration and use of the Internet domain travellers.com violated an insurer's trademark rights under the Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA) (The Travelers Indemnity Co. v. Deepak Rajani, et al., No. 12-1118, 4th Cir.; 2013 U.S. App. LEXIS 6816). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-8%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Trademarks%2013%20(2013)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' LAS VEGAS - A Nevada federal judge on March 29 enjoined a Las Vegas auto repair shop that specializes in BMW repairs from continuing to imply a relationship with the auto company and ordered it to surrender any BMW-branded materials for destruction (BMW of North America LLC, et al. v. Quality Star Benzz LLC, No. 2:12-cv-00889, D. Nev.; 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 46699). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-8%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Trademarks%2014%20(2013)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Case: His & Her Corp. v. Shake-N-Go Fashion, Inc., et al., No. 12-56777, 9th Cir. http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-8%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Trademarks%2015%20(2013)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Case: Pom Wonderful LLC v. The Coca-Cola Company, No. 12-761, U.S. Sup.; See February 2013, Page 21. http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-8%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Trademarks%2016%20(2013)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Case: Cybergun S.A., et al. v. JAG Precision, Inc., No. 12-17640, 9th Cir.; See March 2013, Page 26. http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-7%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Trademarks%201%20(2013)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' RICHMOND, Va. - A North Carolina federal judge erred in vacating a verdict and siding with a trademark infringement defendant because the defendant failed to raise the affirmative defense of claim preclusion in a timely manner, according to a March 14 ruling by the Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals (Georgia-Pacific Consumer Products LP of Atlanta v. von Drehle Corporation and Myers Supply Inc., No. 12-1444, 4th Cir.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-7%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Trademarks%202%20(2013)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' NEW YORK - A New York federal judge on March 12 found that Juicy Couture Inc. "demonstrated the need for a preliminary injunction" against several accused cybersquatting and trademark infringement defendants, granting in part the trendy apparel company's injunction motion while declining to exercise such jurisdiction over foreign defendants (Juicy Couture Inc. v. Bella International Limited, et al., No. 1:12-cv-05801, S.D. N.Y.; 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 34846). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-7%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Trademarks%203%20(2013)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' BROOKLYN, N.Y. - A New York federal judge granted summary judgment to Donald Trump on Feb. 28 related to the real estate and reality television mogul's counterclaims against a purported cybersquatter, finding that domains incorporating Trump's trademark were registered in bad faith (Web-Adviso, et al. v. Donald J. Trump, No. 1:11-cv-01413, E.D. N.Y.; 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 28174). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-7%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Trademarks%204%20(2013)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' BALTIMORE - Allegations of trademark infringement and violations of the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA) were dismissed March 11 by a Maryland federal judge (Holly and Christian Kerodin v. ServiceMagic Inc., et al., No. 11-2981, D. Md.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-7%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Trademarks%205%20(2013)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' LOS ANGELES - A California federal judge in a March 12 in chambers order denied a petition by Aereo Inc. to temporarily restrain a competitor from using the name "Aero" for its business and website (Aereo Inc. v. FilmOn.com Inc., et al., No. 2:13-cv-01612, C.D. Calif.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-7%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Trademarks%206%20(2013)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' TAMPA, Fla. - Efforts by two trademark infringement plaintiffs to enjoin a competitor from using the "Smart Move" trademark fail, a Florida federal judge ruled March 14 (AWGI LLC, et al. v. Team Smart Move LLC, et al., No. 12-2257, M.D. Fla.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-7%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Trademarks%207%20(2013)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' SALT LAKE CITY - Efforts by a trademark owner to bar another company from using the word "Spark" in its energy drink products were unsuccessful Feb. 25 when a Utah federal judge denied a temporary restraining order (TRO) and preliminary injunction in the case (Limitless Worldwide LLC v. AdvoCare International LP, No. 13-40, D. Utah). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-7%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Trademarks%208%20(2013)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' CINCINNATI - An Ohio judge erred in finding that a trademark infringement defendant retained his individual right to exclusive use of the "ATMEL" trademark, the Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled Feb. 27 (Yellowbook Inc. v. Steven Brandeberry, No. 11-4267, 6th Cir.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-7%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Trademarks%209%20(2013)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' CHICAGO - Allegations of trademark infringement over the hit film "50/50" must fail, the Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled Feb. 21, because a plaintiff is unable to demonstrate the necessary element of confusion (Eastland Music Group v. Lionsgate Entertainment et al., No. 12-2928, N.D. Ill.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-7%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Trademarks%2010%20(2013)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' NEW ORLEANS - Although there is not yet any controlling authority regarding the sufficiency of a trademark application to obtain relief under 15 U.S. Code Section 1120, a Louisiana federal judge found Feb. 19 that an application alone cannot be the basis for viable claims under the statute (Southern Snow Manufacturing Co. Inc., et al. v. SnoWizard Holdings Inc., No. 06-9170, E.D. La.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-7%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Trademarks%2011%20(2013)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' MILWAUKEE - A Wisconsin federal judge on Feb. 15 rejected claims of patent and trademark infringement levied in connection with competing duct covers (Ductcap Products Inc. v. J&S Fabrication Inc. et al., No. 10-110, E.D. Wis.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-7%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Trademarks%2012%20(2013)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' BOSTON - A dispute over the true ownership of the "J. Geils Band" trademark will proceed, a Massachusetts federal judge ruled March 12 (Francesca Records, et al. v. Geils Unlimited LLC, et al., No. 12-11419, D. Mass.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-7%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Trademarks%2013%20(2013)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' NEW YORK - Efforts by Christian Louboutin S.A. to modify a recent mandate directed to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office were denied March 8 by the Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals (Christian Louboutin S.A. v. Yves Saint Laurent America Inc., No. 11-3303, 2nd Cir.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-7%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Trademarks%2014%20(2013)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' CINCINNATI - An Ohio federal judge erred in finding that a trademark infringement plaintiff failed to demonstrate that two defendants used the disputed mark without permission, the Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled March 7 (Slep-Tone Entertainment Corp. v. Karaoke Kandy Store, et al., No. 11-4258, 6th Cir.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-7%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Trademarks%2015%20(2013)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Case: Traton News, LLC v. Traton Corp., et al., No. 12-4139, 6th Cir. http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-7%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Trademarks%2016%20(2013)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Case: NCDR, L.L.C., et al. v. Mauze & Bagby, P.L.L.C., et al., No. 12-41243, 5th Cir. http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-7%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Trademarks%2017%20(2013)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Case: American Rena International Corp., et al. v. Sis-Joyce International Co. Ltd. and Alice Lin, No. 12-57169, 9th Cir. http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-7%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Trademarks%2018%20(2013)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Case: Cybergun S.A., et al. v. JAG Precision, Inc., No. 12-17640, 9th Cir.; See January 2013, Page 22. http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-6%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Trademarks%201%20(2013)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' CHICAGO - Finding that Deckers Outdoor Corp. is likely to establish a prima facie case of trademark infringement and cyberpiracy over the operators of websites purportedly selling counterfeit UGG products, an Illinois federal judge on Jan. 16 granted the high-end footwear seller's motion for a preliminary injunction to prevent further operation of those websites (Deckers Outdoor Corp. v. Does 1-100, No. 1:12-cv-10006, N.D. Ill.; 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 6404). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-6%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Trademarks%202%20(2013)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' NEW YORK - A New York federal judge did not err in barring the U.S. Polo Association Inc. (USPA) from marketing a fragrance bearing a "Double Horsemen" logo, the Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled Feb. 11 (U.S. Polo Association Inc. v. PRL USA Holdings Inc. et al., No. 12-1346, 2nd Cir.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-6%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Trademarks%203%20(2013)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' NEW ORLEANS - Although denying en banc rehearing, the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Feb. 7 nonetheless granted panel rehearing in part and issued a revised decision in a dispute over "paddle tramp" paddles (Thomas Kenneth Abraham d/b/a Paddle Tramps Manufacturing Co. v. Alpha Chi Omega, et al., No. 12-10525, 5th Cir.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-6%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Trademarks%204%20(2013)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' NEW YORK - A New York judge did not err in granting a trademark infringement defendant summary judgment, the Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled Jan. 25 (The Gameologist LLC v. Scientific Games International Inc., No. 11-4535, 2nd Cir.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-6%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Trademarks%205%20(2013)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' CHICAGO - Citing a defendant's "slight" ties to Illinois, a federal judge on Jan. 22 agreed that Florida would be a better forum for an impending trademark infringement and unfair competition action (American Academy of Implant Dentistry v. American Dental Implant Association, No. 12-2935, N.D. Ill.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-6%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Trademarks%206%20(2013)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' DES MOINES, Iowa - An Iowa federal judge on Jan. 23 canceled a service mark registration for "The Gate" for use in "television broadcasting" (Louis J. Scorpiniti v. Fox Television Studios Inc., 11-64, N.D. Iowa). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-6%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Trademarks%207%20(2013)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' DETROIT - Allegations of trade dress infringement levied by a pizza franchise against a competitor will not be resolved on summary judgment, according to the terms of a Jan. 25 ruling by a Michigan federal judge (Happy's Pizza Franchise LLC v. Papa's Pizza and Phil Almaki, No. 10-15174, E.D. Mich.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-6%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Trademarks%208%20(2013)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' MINNEAPOLIS - A Minnesota federal judge on Jan. 8 concluded that a former customer's website dedicated to criticizing a lending organization's business practices did not infringe the lender's trademark and did not constitute defamation or cybersquatting, granting summary judgment in the defendant's favor. (Jalin Realty Capital Advisors LLC, et al. v. A Better Wireless, NISP, LLC No. 0:11-cv-00165, D. Minn.; 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 2461.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-6%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Trademarks%209%20(2013)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' KANSAS CITY, Kan. - A Kansas franchise owner infringed on a franchisor by continuing to use the company's marks after termination of his agreement, a Kansas federal judge said Feb. 6 (Mr. Electric Corp. v. Reiad Khalil and Alber Electric Co., Inc., No. 06-2414, D. Kansas; 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 15723). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-6%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Trademarks%2010%20(2013)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' DETROIT - A previous denial of a plaintiff's motion for leave to amend its copyright and trade dress infringement complaint will not be revisited, thanks to a Jan. 22 ruling by a Michigan federal judge (Mertik Maxitrol GMBH & Co. KG et al. v. Honeywell International Inc., No. 10-12257, E.D. Mich.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-6%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Trademarks%2011%20(2013)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' LOS ANGELES - A California federal judge on Feb. 7 rejected allegations that the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) violated trademark law when it failed to award Image Online Design Inc. (IOD), the original registrant of the .WEB top level domain (TLD), operation rights for .WEB in ICANN's primary domain name system (DNS) (Image Online Design Inc. v. Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, No. 12-8968, C.D. Calif.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-6%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Trademarks%2012%20(2013)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Finding terms such as "tour" and "queen city" to be generic, a North Carolina federal judge on Feb. 13 held that a Charlotte-based tour firm failed to establish a prima facie case of trademark infringement against a rival tour firm that was using such terms as keywords on Google's search engine (Juan Whipple v. Gary W. Brigman, No. 3:12-cv-258, W.D. N.C.; 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 19414). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-6%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Trademarks%2013%20(2013)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' NEW YORK - A dispute over the trademark "Spring Street" will proceed, thanks to a Feb. 11 ruling by a New York federal magistrate judge (Jade Apparel Inc. v. Stephen Schor Inc., d/b/a Spring Street, No. 11-2955, S.D. N.Y.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-6%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Trademarks%2014%20(2013)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' ATLANTA - A Florida federal judge did not err in granting summary judgment on behalf of two plaintiffs in their dispute with a former business partner on allegations of trademark infringement and violations of the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA), the 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled Feb. 13 (Thanh Nguyen and Luong Nguyen v. Barry Biondo, No. 12-13776, 11th Cir.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-6%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Trademarks%2015%20(2013)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Case: Lovely Skin, Inc. v. Ishtar Skin Care Products, LLC, No. 12-3631, 8th Cir. http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-6%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Trademarks%2016%20(2013)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Case: Pom Wonderful LLC v. The Coca-Cola Company, No. 12-761, U.S. Sup.; 2012 U.S. S. Ct. Briefs LEXIS 5382. http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=14-6%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Trademarks%2017%20(2013)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Case: Two Plus Two Publishing, LLC v. Russell Boyd, et al., No. 12-16694, 9th Cir.; See January 2013, Page 24.