San Diego, CA - United States Attorney Laura E. Duffy announced today that a Washington State resident was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Barry Ted Moskowitz to serve six months in custody for smuggling counterfeit Levi Strauss tags, labels and buttons into the United States. Angel Garcia Hernandez admitted that on December 28, 2013, he entered the United States from Mexico with a duffel bag stu

Seattle, WA - CONNECTZONE.COM, LLC, a Lynnwood, Washington electronics company, and its owner, DANIEL OBERHOLTZER, were sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle for conspiracy to traffic in counterfeit goods, announced U.S. Attorney Jenny A. Durkan. Company owner DANIEL OBERHOLTZER was sentenced to 37 months in prison, a $20,000.00 fine and three years of supervised release. He was also

In late 2012, a North Carolina business called Flying Pigs, LLC, sued a North Carolina entity called RRAJ Franchising, LLC, in the Superior Court of Lenoir County, North Carolina, alleging a claim under North Carolina law. RRAJ removed that lawsuit to the Eastern District of North Carolina, asserting federal question jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1331. The district court denied Flying Pigs

This case arises from general liability insurance policies, including advertising injury coverage, that defendant Great American E&S Insurance Company issued to plaintiff Street Surfing, LLC. The parties dispute whether those policies obligated Great American to defend Street Surfing in an action alleging trademark infringement, unfair competition and unfair business practices under federal and Ca

In this case, we address the applicable statute of limitations when an attorney is sued for malicious prosecution. Almost thirteen months after the resolution in the trial court of Sportsmark Trading, Ltd. v. Roger Cleveland Golf Company, Inc. (Super. Ct. L.A. County, 2007, No. BC365228) (the Sportsmark action), Roger Cleveland Golf Company, Inc. (RCG), the defendant therein, filed a malicious pro

During the dot-com boom of the 1990s, Erich Specht founded Android Data Corporation, and registered the “Android Data” trademark. The company ceased principal operations in 2002, but the Android Data mark remained registered to it. Five years later, Google Inc. rolled out its new Android operating system for mobile phones. Specht responded with this suit against Google,

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Plaintiff–Appellant Hornady Manufacturing Company, Inc., appeals from a district court order granting summary judgment to Defendant–Appellee DoubleTap, Inc., on Hornady’s trademark infringement claims. Our jurisdiction arises under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.

Background

Hornady was founded in 1949 by Joyce Hornady. Aplt. App. 1047. Since that time, Hornady has manufacture

Lovely Skin, Inc. (“Lovely Skin”) brought a four-count complaint against Ishtar Skin Care Products, LLC (“Ishtar”), alleging trademark infringement and false designation of origin under the Lanham Act, and common law unfair competition and injury to business reputation in violation of Nebraska law. Ishtar counterclaimed, seeking cancellation of the registrations of Lovely Skin’s two trad

Over a century ago, Mark Twain lamented that "[o]nly one thing is impossible for God: to find any sense in any copyright law on the planet." Mark Twain, The Complete Works of Mark Twain: Mark Twain's Notebook 381 (Albert Bigelow Paine ed., 1935). We fear that Twain's deity would fare little better with the tangled skein of copyright and contractual claims presented by the plaintiffs in this case.

Curt W. Root sued Farmer Insurance Exchange, Farmers Insurance Co., Inc., Farmers Insurance Group of Companies, Farmers New World Life Insurance Company , Fire Insurance Exchange, Mid-Century Insurance Company on a bad faith insurer liability theory claiming:

1. Plaintiff, Mr. Root, is a resident of Guymon, Oklahoma.

2. Defendant, Farmers Insurance Group of Companies is a collec

In the underlying action, the trial court ordered the entry of a default against appellants as a sanction for discovery abuse, and issued a default judgment awarding respondent damages and injunctive relief. Appellants contend that the discovery sanctions were improper, that the complaint stated no cause of action, that they received inadequate notice of the damages respondent sought, and that the

Big Sky Brewing Co. sued Anhieuser-Busch Cos., Inc. on copyright infringement and trademark infringement theories claiming that the use of "Hold my beer and watch this" which Busch was using on You Tube videos ads for Bud Light. Big Sky which make "Moose Drool," "Trout Slayer" and "Slow Elk" brand beers claimed that it had been using the slogan since 2004.

This case presents the latest chapter in extensive litigation over the Baltimore Ravens “Flying B” logo. Frederick Bouchat challenges the National Football League’s use of the logo in three videos featured on its television network and various websites, as well as the Baltimore Ravens’ display of images that include the logo as part of exhibits in its stadium “Club Level” seating area.

Plaintiffs Alexander Graham-Sult and David Graham appeal the district court’s disposition of: (1) a motion to dismiss; (2) a special motion to strike under California’s anti- SLAPP statute; and (3) related attorney’s fees awards.

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We affirm the disposition of the motion to strike in part and reverse in part. Striking Plaintiffs’ conversion and unjust e

Appellant Dibon Solutions, Inc. d/b/a Revenue Technology Services Corporation (“Dibon/RTS”) appeals from the summary judgment entered in favor of appellee Martinair Holland N.V. (“Martinair”). In two issues, appellant contends the trial court erred in striking its amended petition when: (1) Dibon/RTS complied with rule 28 in identifying its “true name” by means of an amended petition a

This case presents the latest chapter in extensive litigation over the Baltimore Ravens “Flying B” logo. Frederick Bouchat challenges the National Football League’s use of the logo in three videos featured on its television network and various websites, as well as the Baltimore Ravens’ display of images that include the logo as part of exhibits in its stadium “Club Level” seating area.

Apple Inc. appeals from an order of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California denying Apple’s request for a permanent injunction against Samsung Electronics Company, Ltd., Samsung Electronics America, Inc., and Samsung Telecommunications America, LLC (collectively, “Samsung”). See Apple Inc. v. Samsung Elecs. Co., 909 F. Supp. 2d 1147 (N.D. Cal. 2012) (“Injunction Ord

This case comes before the Court on an appeal of the district court’s grant of summary judgment to the defendant, the United States Coast Guard (“USCG”), in a personal injury and wrongful death action. The central issue in the case concerns whether the Coast Guard breached a duty of care in attempting to rescue Susan Turner and her husband, Roger Turner, Jr. Based on the record in this case,

This is a trademark infringement suit (see Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1051 et seq.) brought by Kraft against Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (we can disregard the other parties). The district judge granted Kraft a preliminary injunction against the sale by Cracker Barrel Old

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Country Store of food products to grocery stores under the name Cracker Barrel, which is a re

This suit was filed by The Ohio Willow Wood Company (“OWW”) against Alps South, LLC (“Alps”) for infringement of United States Patent No. 5,830,237 (the “’237 patent”). The United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio granted summary judgment that: (1) OWW was collaterally estopped from challenging the invalidity of claims 1, 2, 4, 15, 16, and 20 of the ’237 paten

Kelly S. McCoy d/b/a MILSIMEVENT sued Louis Blake Danyeur, Milsimevent, LLC, John Pilkington, and American Milsim, LLC claiming:


1. Plaintiff, KELLY S. MCCOY individually and d!b/a MILSIMEVENT is a resident of Tulsa County, State of Oklahoma (hereafter referred to as “McCoy” or “Plaintiff’). At all times materials hereto McCoy has solely and exclusively operated MILSIMEVENT as a

The United States of America charged Eric Jordan, age 37, and Ryan Jensen, age 33,six counts of introducing adulterated food into interstate commerce in a Listeria outbreak spread by cantaloupes. Cantalopes grown and sold by them
sickened hundreds and killed 33.

The Government alleged that the defendants introduced adulterated food into interstate commerce and aiding and abetting su

Plaintiff Bose Corporation won summary judgment on its breach of contract and trademark claims against defendant Salman Ejaz. Bose Corp. v. Ejaz, No. 11-10629, 2012 WL 4052861 (D. Mass. Sept. 13, 2012). Ejaz admitted to selling home theater systems manufactured by Bose for use in the United States to customers in other countries, selling them across international markets to take advantage of high

Prior to 2008, “group homes”—i.e., homes in which recovering alcoholics and drug users live communally and mutually support each other’s recovery—were generally permitted to locate in residential zones in the City of Newport Beach (“the City”) and they did so freely.1 By 2008, a number of residents of the City launched a campaign to restrict or eliminate group homes in their neighbor

Appellants Timothy Barton, JMJ Hospitality, L.L.C., and JMJ Holdings, L.L.C. appeal an adverse judgment in favor of appellees Resort Development Latin America, Inc. (f/k/a JMJ Development Mexico, Inc.),1 Aliber Garcia, and Eliud Garcia, which was entered following a jury verdict. Appellees’ damages are based on lost profits. In their issues on appeal, appellants argue, among other things, that t