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Plaintiff Christopher Gordon is the creator of a popular
YouTube video known for its catchphrases “Honey Badger
Don’t Care” and “Honey Badger Don’t Give a S---.” Gordon
has trademarked the former phrase for various classes of
goods, including greeting cards. Defendants Drape Creative,
Inc. (“DCI”), and Papyrus-Recycled Greetings, Inc. (“PRG”),
designed and produced greeting... More...   $0 (11-29-2018 - CA)

Jason Olive is a model and actor who contracted with
General Nutrition Centers, Inc. (GNC) to use his likeness in its
advertising campaign. GNC continued using Olive’s likeness in
its advertising after its right to do so expired. GNC admitted
liability for the unauthorized use of Olive’s likeness in violation of
Civil Code section 33441 but contested the amount of damages. AMore...   $0 (11-05-2018 - CA)

Providence, RI - Heroin Trafficker Sentenced to Federal Prison

An Ohio man who admitted in court to his association with an Attleboro, MA, woman and others who supplied him with significant quantities of heroin, which he then sold in Ohio, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Providence on on September 10, 2018 to 48 months in federal prison on drug trafficking charges.

Micha... More...   $0 (09-11-2018 - RI)

In 1925, Merck Pharmaceuticals sent a letter to Morris Fishbein, chairman
of the Journal of the American Medical Association. The letter said, “We have been
recently startled by the unexplainable demand on the part of our customers for Sodium
Borate C. P. Powder. From our representatives, we have learned that a Dr. Brinkley, of
Milford, Kansas, has broadcast recommendations for the... More...   $0 (09-08-2018 - )

Buffalo, NY - Cheektowaga Man Pleads Guilty To Buying And Selling Counterfeit Airbags

Raymond Whelan, 49, of Cheektowaga, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara to conspiracy to traffic in counterfeit goods. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $2,000,000 fine.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo, who is handling the case... More...   $0 (09-04-2018 - NY)

When a settlement agreement provides that the “[p]laintiffs and their counsel
agree” to keep the terms of the agreement confidential, and when the plaintiffs’ counsel
signs the agreement under the words, “Approved as to form and content,” can the
plaintiffs’ counsel be liable to the defendant for breach of the confidentiality provision?
We answer this question, “No.”

FACT... More...   $0 (08-14-2018 - CA)

11 In a trademark dispute over use of the brand‐name ROGUE on t‐shirts,
12 sweatshirts, hats and similar apparel, Defendant Oregon Brewing Company
13 (“OBC”) appeals from the grant of summary judgment in the United States
14 District Court for the Southern District of New York (George B. Daniels, J.) in
15 favor of Plaintiff Excelled Sheepskin & Leather Coat Corporation... More...   $0 (08-02-2018 - NY)

Plaintiff fabricated a replica of the Statue of Liberty on the grounds of the New York-New York Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas in 1996. He applied for and obtained a copyright for the replica in 2013, too late for the statutory presumption of validity. It is also undisputed that the Postal Service used a photograph of that work on a stamp released in December 2010 without permission or attribution ... More...   $0 (07-05-2018 - DC)

Cosmetic Warriors Limited (“CWL”) sells LUSHbranded
cosmetics and related goods, while Pinkette Clothing
sells LUSH-branded women’s fashions. CWL seeks both a
permanent injunction restraining Pinkette from infringing on
CWL’s LUSH mark and cancellation of Pinkette’s
registration of its own LUSH mark. The district court held
that laches barred CWL’s infringement and cancella... More...   $0 (06-29-2018 - CA)

Houston, TX - Jury Finds Choke Canyon Infringed Buc-ee's Trade Mark

Buc-ee's, Ltd. v. Amjad Panjwani, Shepherd Retail, Inc., Harlow Food, Inc., Blanco Restaurant, Inc., Live Oak Retail, Inc., Falfurrias Highway Foods, Inc., Highway 46 Retail, Inc., Mariam, Inc. and S.W. Retail Inc. on trademark infringement theories claiming that the Choke Canyon's alligator mascot infringes on the Buc-ee... More...   $0 (05-23-2018 - TX)

Enacted in 2016, Ohio Revised Code § 3701.034
requires the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) to ensure that all funds it receives through six
non-abortion-related federal health programs are not used to contract with any entity that
performs or promotes nontherapeutic abortions, or becomes or continues to be an affiliate of any
entity that performs or promotes nontherapeutic abortion... More...   $0 (04-18-2018 - OH)

Plaintiffs-Appellants sued UTC Fire & Security Americas Corporation, Inc., and Honeywell International, Inc., under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (the “TCPA”), 47 U.S.C. § 227. Although Plaintiffs did not allege that UTC and Honeywell directly violated the TCPA, they claimed that both companies were vicariously liable for illegal calls made by telemarketers promoting UTC and Honeywell prod... More...   $0 (03-24-2018 - wV)

Omaha, NE - The Maids International, Inc. sued Maids on Call, LLC et al. on a trademark infringement theory.... More...   $0 (03-23-2018 - NE)

Following a four-day bench trial, the court entered
judgment in favor of Eleanor Licensing LLC and Denice
Shakarian Halicki and against Classic Recreations, LLC, T&D
Motor Company, Jason Engel and Tony Engel (collectively
Classic), ordering that Eleanor Licensing retain possession of a
vehicle identified as “Eleanor No. 1,” which had been
manufactured by Classic pursuant to... More...   $0 (03-22-2018 - CA)

The sixteen named plaintiffs on this consolidated appeal are
victims, or the relatives of victims, of three terrorist attacks
perpetrated in Israel by Hamas between March 2002 and June 2003.
Together with hundreds of other alleged victims and the surviving
relatives of victims of alleged Hamas attacks, the named plaintiffs
commenced actions in the United States District Court f... More...   $0 (02-13-2018 - NY)

Natasha Mueller suffered a severe bout of food poisoning after she was served contaminated fish at a resort in the Dominican Republic while on her honeymoon. She and her husband sued several affiliated companies that sold and managed their vacation package. They filed their suit in federal court in the Eastern District of Wisconsin, where they live and purchased their trip. The vacation contract, ... More...   $0 (01-27-2018 - WI)

Miami, FL - Two Indian Citizens and India-based Corporation Plead Guilty to Conspiring to Smuggle Counterfeit Cigarettes

Abhishek Shukla and Harish Shabhai Panchal, both citizens of India, entered guilty pleas, along with the India-based company, Jubilee Tobacco Industries Corp., to conspiring to smuggle counterfeit cigarettes into the United States.

Benjamin G. Greenberg, United... More...   $0 (01-24-2018 - FL)