Top 10 Trademark Cases for the month of April 2010

1. Lapine v. Seinfeld, No. 09-4423-cv, UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT, 2010 U.S. App. LEXIS 8778, April 28, 2010, Decided,  PLEASE REFER TO FEDERAL RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE RULE 32.1 GOVERNING THE CITATION TO UNPUBLISHED OPINIONS.

CORE TERMS:  similarity, trademark, purees, dilution, cookbook, food, matter of law, copyright infringement, summary judgment, shushing ...

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2. La Quinta Corp. v. Heartland Props. LLC, No. 08-6368, UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT,  10a0120p.06;, 2010 U.S. App. LEXIS 8757; 2010 FED App. 0120P (6th Cir.), August 3, 2009, Argued, April 28, 2010, Decided, April 28, 2010, Filed

CORE TERMS:  license agreement, franchisee, discovery, liquidated damages, termination, trademark, franchise, royalty, reservation system, summary judgment ...

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3. Chevron USA INC v. Aker Mar. Inc., No. 07-31117, UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT, 2010 U.S. App. LEXIS 8686, April 27, 2010, Filed

CORE TERMS:  bolt, manufacturer, redhibition, attorney fees, seller, distributor, economic loss, label, apparent-manufacturer, manufactured ...

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4. Zobmondo Entm't, LLC v. Falls Media, LLC, No. 08-56831, UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT, 2010 U.S. App. LEXIS 8559, March 3, 2010, Argued and Submitted, Pasadena, California, April 26, 2010, Filed

CORE TERMS:  media, descriptive, trademark, summary judgment, registration, suggestive, consumer, imagination, competitors', secondary meaning ...

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5. Mystique, Inc. v. 138 Int'l, Inc., No. 09-14540 Non-Argument Calendar, UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT, 2010 U.S. App. LEXIS 8528, April 23, 2010, Decided, April 23, 2010, Filed,  PLEASE REFER TO FEDERAL RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE RULE 32.1 GOVERNING THE CITATION TO UNPUBLISHED OPINIONS.

CORE TERMS:  summary judgment, trademark, laches, registered, matter of law, commerce, genuine, Lanham Act, damages award, infringement ...

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6. Bdt Prods. v. Lexmark Int'l, Inc., No. 08-6140, UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT,  10a0114p.06;, 2010 U.S. App. LEXIS 8203; 2010 FED App. 0114P (6th Cir.), November 19, 2009, Argued, April 21, 2010, Decided, April 21, 2010, Filed

CORE TERMS:  bad faith, trade secrets, meritless, confidential, improper purpose, tray, technology, disclosure, law firms, inherent powers ...

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7. Campbell v. Bassani Mfg., 2009-1534, UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FEDERAL CIRCUIT, 2010 U.S. App. LEXIS 9432, April 20, 2010, Decided, April 20, 2010, Filed,  THIS DECISION WAS ISSUED AS UNPUBLISHED OR NONPRECEDENTIAL AND MAY NOT BE CITED AS PRECEDENT. PLEASE REFER TO FEDERAL RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE RULE 32.1 GOVERNING THE CITATION TO UNPUBLISHED OPINIONS.

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8. Crash Dummy Movie, LLC v. Mattel, Inc., 2009-1239, UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FEDERAL CIRCUIT, 2010 U.S. App. LEXIS 7774; 94 U.S.P.Q.2D (BNA) 1315, April 16, 2010, Decided

CORE TERMS:  toys, trademark, resume, registration, abandonment, evidence supports, business records, nonuse, statutory period, license ...

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9. Lanard Toys, Ltd. v. Novelty, Inc., No. 08-55795, UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT, 2010 U.S. App. LEXIS 7585, October 5, 2009, Argued and Submitted, Pasadena, California, April 13, 2010, Filed,  PLEASE REFER TO FEDERAL RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE RULE 32.1 GOVERNING THE CITATION TO UNPUBLISHED OPINIONS.

CORE TERMS:  toy, copter, handle, plane, sculptural, utilitarian, launcher, airplane, infringement, copyrightable ...

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10. In re Mighty Leaf Tea, 2009-1497 (Serial No. 76/678,969), UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FEDERAL CIRCUIT, 2010 U.S. App. LEXIS 7523; 94 U.S.P.Q.2D (BNA) 1257, April 13, 2010, Decided

CORE TERMS:  registration, registered, skin, trademark, register, consumer, registrant's, likely to cause, stylized, string ...

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