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Trademark Infringement Lead to Eye Injury
First Coast News reports on a Florida Intellectual Property litigation issue involving Joseph Pellegrino, a Jacksonville, Florida resident. Several years ago, Pellegrino was at a gas station on Blanding Boulevard in Orange Country Park. When he went inside to pay for his gas, he came across a pair of Oakley sunglasses retailing for $15, as opposed to the normal $200. When he tried on t... Read More
Trademark Office Experiments with Telecommuting for Attorneys
According to an article in the Washington Post, The United States Patent & Trademark Office has initiated a telecommuting pilot project for its examining attorneys, allowing them to work from home…wherever that home may be. Under this pilot program, ten experienced trademark attorneys possessing good job-performance ratings, will be permitted to move away from the Washington, D.C. area ... Read More
Trademark Infringement Creates Problems for EBay and Others
According to an article in the Atlanta Journal Constitution, a civil suit has recently been filed against EBay in France by Louis Vuitton and sister company Christian Dior Couture. These companies claim EBay is responsible for sales of counterfeit products that infringe on trademark rights. Louis Vuitton alleges that 90% of Vuitton bags offered during the first six months of this year on EBay were... Read More
Trademark Infringement Suit in Florida Leaves Patients in Limbo
According to an aricle posted on www.emediawire.com, a ten day extension has been granted in the case of Neuropathic National Council, Inc. vs. the State of Florida. The Tallahassee courtroom must decide if the practice of naturopathy should be allowed in the State of Florida, and who is the licensing authority for traditional naturpoaths, the Naturopathic National Council (as recognized by the fe... Read More
Trademark Infringement Makes Bull See Red
According to an article on MSNBC.Com, Red Bull GmbH, the maker of the world’s top-selling energy drink, has gone to court to try to prevent the importation of bootleg Red Bull through Georgia, in violation of its trademark. Red Bull GmbH filed a lawsuit on September 22, 2006 in a federal court in Atlanta,accusing an import company of selling “gray market” cans of the popular ener... Read More
Patented Red E. Bag Aids the Nausea Prone
For those susceptible to vomiting, the newly patented Red E. Bag provides discreet relief. Stylish, small, and designed to look like a small clutch handbag, travelers, pregnant women, and cancer patients have found comfort in Red E. Bag when the unavoidable happens. According to an article at send2press.com, it features a removable black plastic liner, which opens wide and can hold up to a half ga... Read More
Mother Nature Offers Patenting Opportunities
Mother Nature offers inventors ample opportunity to stretch their inventive muscles. Patent pending storm-proof shutters by StormSecure aim to keep shutters on homes during heavy storms. The patent pending aspect of their Bahama and Colonial shutters are their extruded aluminum and double-walled tubular slats design, which shows how patentable ideas exist in even the most common of categories. &nb... Read More
Patented Mommy Bib Keeps PARENTS Dry
The infant product category has seen a surge in patenting, as companies and inventors respond to the endless needs of babies and their parents. One example is the patented Mommy Bib, recently retooled and relaunched by Mommy Bib, Inc., which is a wearable burp cloth to keep parents’ clothes free of inevitable accumulations of spit up and drool. Send2Press.com reports that Mommy Bib has recei... Read More
Florida Patent Infringement Suit Filed by M Ship Co.
According to a press release on PJM News, M. Ship Co. has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against ICE Marine Ltd., a UK company. The suit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. M Ship Co. is seeking to enforce its patent rights regarding its M-hull boat technology. Alleged in the lawsuit is infringement by ICE Marine of M Ship Co.’s U.S. Patent No. 6,2... Read More
Trademark Laws Not Violated by Documentaries
According to the Associated Press, a federal judge in Miami ruled against tennis star Maria Sharapova, finding that a Florida production company did not violate trademark laws by marketing a documentary on the athlete, despite her agent’s attempts to prevent distribution. The judge concluded that Byzantium Productions Incorporated was within the law in its production of two documentaries ent... Read More
Trademark Infringement Alleged by Maxim Magazine
The Tampa Bay Business Journal reports that New York-based Dennis Publishing Inc., publisher of Maxim Magazine, has filed a lawsuit for trademark infringement against Maxxim Men’s Club and Steakhouse in Tampa, Florida, alleging trademark dilution and unfair competition. Filed in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Tampa Division, the plaintiff’s case alleges tha... Read More
Trademark Cancellation for “Redskins” Sought
According to a news story reported by MSNBC, A joint petition with the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board of the United States Patent & Trademark Office will be filed by six American Indian youths from across the country for the cancellation of the Washington Redskins football organization (Pro-Football, Inc.) trademark, “Redskins.” Another group of prominent American Indian leaders... Read More
Trademark Battle Won in Rum War
The Miami Herald reported that the United States Patent & Trademark Office has decided that the current registration on the trademark HAVANA CLUB is canceled/expired. Cubaexport, a Cuban government company that has a joint venture with Pernod Ricard to sell Havana Club in Cuba and around the world, plans to appeal the decision. Bacardi U.S.A. recently launched its own version of Havana Club r... Read More
Trademark Infringement Lawsuit involving Real Estate Brokerage
According to a press release on Yahoo, Home & Land Affiliates, LLC reached a favorable settlement in a lawsuit for trademark infringement brought against a real estate brokerage and its principals, having multiple Florida offices. A United States District Judge signed a permanent injunction which was part of the settlement. According to the Court’s Order, the marks HOMES & LAND and... Read More
Potential Boca Raton, Florida Patent Holder Initiates Patent Search
According to an article appearing in Genetic Engineering News, Neptune Industries, Inc. announced they have initiated a patent search in preparation for filing a patent application with the United States Patent & Trademark Office for a proprietary nutritional component and animal diet with significant applications. This revolutionary procedure involves the production of an extremely high prot... Read More
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