Keyword advertising as trademark infringement: court declines to rule it out

A Washington psychiatrist sued a competing nurse practitioner and her clinic for trademark infringement and misappropriation of his name and identity. Plaintiff David Penner, owner . . .

SDNY lets tortious interference claim proceed in browser extension case

The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York largely trimmed a content creators’ suit over alleged affiliate commission hijacking by a browser . . .

Cybersquatting claims involving unregistered trademark survive motion to dismiss

Impulse Communications sued defendants claiming unfair competition and cybersquatting. Plaintiff alleged that defendants' use of the mark ADOPT ME! for a virtual pet game on . . .

When does a neighborhood name become a trademark?

Stephanie Reveron sued multiple companies, including Zumiez, New Balance, Amazon, Etsy, Zazzle, and Redbubble, for trademark infringement. Plaintiff claimed that her trademarks, such as LES . . .

Alex Jones gets partial win in Connecticut lawsuit over unfair trade practices 

Erica Lafferty, William Sherlach, and other family members of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting sued Alex Jones, Free Speech Systems, LLC, and . . .

Beauty products company wins preliminary injunction against online sellers

Plaintiff sued a group of unnamed individuals, corporations, and online sellers, alleging that they were selling counterfeit versions of plaintiff's patented beauty products through various . . .

Redirecting URL was unlawful but did not cause damages

In the months leading up to the FDA shutting down plaintiff's business, one of the co-owners of the business left and set up a competing . . .

Google did not “trespass” on websites by placing ads in mobile app

Google’s Search App in the Android environment worked much like any web browser. When a user typed in a web address, the app would connect . . .

cPanel gets injunction to shut down sophisticated counterfeiting enterprise

The purveyor of cPanel - the well-known hosting automation software - has successfully obtained an injunction against an overseas enterprise accused of engaging in an . . .

False advertising – how much can a company get away with?

A recent federal court decision gives some guidance on what kinds of statements about a competitor rise to the level of false advertising. The case . . .