Los Angeles Intellectual Property Trademark Attorney Blog http://www.iptrademarkattorney.com/ Published by Milord & Associates, PC en-us 2010-03-07T23:11:33-08:00 Design Patent and Trademark Lawsuit Filed Against Coca Cola Over Sports Ball Shaped Beverage Bottles http://www.iptrademarkattorney.com/2010/03/patent-attorney-design-trademark-bottles-sports-drink-gt-beverages-coca-cola.html Santa Ana, CA – BT Beverage Company sued The Coca Cola Company for a declaration of no trademark or design patent infringement. BT sells beverages in bottles that are shaped like sports balls including baseballs, basketballs, soccer balls, and golf... Trademark Litigation Milord A. Keshishian 2010-03-07T23:11:33-08:00 Upper Deck To Pay MLB To Settle Trademark Infringement Lawsuit http://www.iptrademarkattorney.com/2010/03/trademark-attorney-mlb-settles-upper-deck-trademark-infringement-lawsuit.html New York -- Upper Deck will reportedly pay MLB a "substantial sum" in addition to $2.4 million to settle the trademark infringement and breach of contract lawsuit, according to Reuters. On January 31, 2010, Major League Baseball Properties sued the... Trade Dress Milord A. Keshishian 2010-03-04T14:13:17-08:00 TMZ Sued For Copyright Infringement Over Video Interview With Michael Jackson’s Ex-Wife http://www.iptrademarkattorney.com/2010/02/copyright-attorney-tmz-michael-jackson-debbie-rowe-marc-schaffel-video-infringement.html Los Angeles, CA – Celebrity gossip and news website TMZ is being sued by Marc Schaffel Productions for using copyrighted video footage of Michael Jackson’s ex-wife, Debbie Rowe, without authorization. (Here's a copy of the copyright infringement complaint). Schaffel interviewed... Copyright Litigation Milord A. Keshishian 2010-02-28T18:27:42-08:00 Court: NBC's "My Name Is Earl" Does Not Infringe Mark Gable's "Karma!" Copyright http://www.iptrademarkattorney.com/2010/02/copyright-lawyer-nbc-wins-my-name-is-earl-copyright-lawsuit-mark-gable.html Los Angeles, CA - The District Court granted NBC’s motion for summary judgment of non-infringement in the “My Name Is Earl” copyright infringement lawsuit. (Order available here). Mark Gable filed a copyright infringement lawsuit (details blogged here) claiming that the... Copyright Litigation Milord A. Keshishian 2010-02-24T17:25:41-08:00 Red, Red Wine Trademark Infringement Goes To My Head http://www.iptrademarkattorney.com/2010/02/trademark-santa-barbara-winery-trademark-infringement-unfair-competition-fosters-wine.html Los Angeles, CA – Santa Barbara Winery sued Foster’s Wine Estates for trademark infringement, unfair competition and cancellation of trademark registration. Plaintiff alleges that it has used the “Santa Barbara Winery” trademark since 1962, but has not – for almost... Trademark Litigation Milord A. Keshishian 2010-02-21T22:26:51-08:00 Court Dismisses Carroll Shelby’s Trademark and Trade Dress Lawsuit Against Factory Five Racing http://www.iptrademarkattorney.com/2010/02/court-dismisses-shelby-factory-five-lawsuit-trade-dress-daytona-coupe.html Car racing legend Carroll Shelby sued Factory Five Racing in California last year for trademark and trade dress infringement (details here). The District Court in Los Angeles granted Factory Five’s motion and transferred the case to Massachusetts (details here and... Trademark Litigation Milord A. Keshishian 2010-02-19T08:32:11-08:00 Trivitis Sues Ocean Spray For Patent Infringement, Twombly and Iqbal Loom http://www.iptrademarkattorney.com/2010/02/patent-attorney-trivitis-ocean-spray-twombly-iqbal-patent-infringement-complaint.html San Diego, CA – Trivitis, Inc. sued Ocean Spray for patent infringement alleging that its Cranergy™ drink infringes U.S. Patent No. 6,562,864. Read the complaint here. The ‘864 Patent is entitled “Catechin Multimers as Therapeutic Drug Delivery Agents” and was... Patent Litigation Milord A. Keshishian 2010-02-18T07:58:23-08:00 Dr. Dre Sues Death Row Records, Now Owned By A Trademark Attorney – That’s Gangsta http://www.iptrademarkattorney.com/2010/02/trademark-attorney-copyright-lawsuit-dr-dre-death-row-infringement-wideawake-royalties.html LA, CA – Dr. Dre, whose real name is Andre Young, sued the new Death Row records for trademark infringement, breach of contract, violation of the right of publicity, and unfair competition. The complaint claims that nothing has changed at... Trademark Litigation Milord A. Keshishian 2010-02-15T11:34:38-08:00 Marc Jacobs Sues Christian Audigier’s Company For Trade Dress and Trademark Infringement http://www.iptrademarkattorney.com/2010/02/trademark-attorney-trade-dress-infringement-marc-jacobs-nervous-tattoo-audigier-ed-hardy.html Los Angeles, CA – Designer Christian Audigier’s Nervous Tattoo, Inc. is being sued by Marc Jacobs’ company for trade dress and trademark infringement over purse designs. Marc Jacobs designs apparel and accessories, including purses, and has a pending application for... Trade Dress Milord A. Keshishian 2010-02-07T23:28:55-08:00 Major League Baseball Sues Upper Deck For Trademark Infringement And Unfair Competition Over Baseball Trading Cards http://www.iptrademarkattorney.com/2010/02/trademark-attorney-major-league-baseball-card-upper-deck-mlb-trademark-infringement-new-york.html New York -- Major League Baseball Properties sued the Upper Deck Company for trademark infringement, trademark dilution, unfair competition, and breach of contract because Upper Deck continues to print baseball trading cards after its license was terminated. A copy of... Trademark Litigation Milord A. Keshishian 2010-02-02T20:12:15-08:00