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Trade Dress Infringement | Van Leeuwen vs Rebel Creamery

Van Leeuwen claims that Rebel Creamery copied their trade dress by using the same kinds of colors, fonts, and minimalist designs, such that their product seems nearly identical to Van Leeuwen's signature elements.

May 09, 2024

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Pastry Chef Sues Food Network Over Recipe How-to Video

LaBau, who owns the copyright registration for her snow globe cupcake how-to video, is asking the court to temporarily, preliminarily and permanently enjoin Food Network from displaying the video on their Facebook page.

June 13, 2017

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Judge Allows Video Game Maker’s Declaratory Judgment Counterclaim on Issue of Displaying Copyrighted Tattoos in Games to Proceed

Last February, Solid Oak Sketches sued Take-Two for copyright infringement for featuring Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, DeAndre Jordan, Kenyon Martin, and Eric Bledsoe with tattoo designs that the agency claimed to own, in the game franchise NBA 2K.

June 06, 2017

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Lawsuit Brought Against Conan O’Brien For Allegedly Stolen Jokes Allowed to Move Forward

On May 12th, a federal judge for the Southern District of California denied in part comedian and late night talk show host Conan O’Brien’s motion for summary judgment in a lawsuit from Robert Alexander Kaseberg.

May 30, 2017

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Legendary Band The Eagles Sues Hotel For Trademark Infringement

American rock band the Eagles is suing a Todos Santos, Mexico hotel for capitalizing off their song of the same name. Baja LLC runs a merchandising operation in California and sells clothing and merchandise featuring the Eagles’ HOTEL CALIFORNIA mark.

May 23, 2017

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Starbucks Sued Over Infamous Unicorn Frappuccino

Montauk Juice Factory states that there was actual confusion in the public, and people started calling Starbucks’ product a “Unicorn Latte,” while also believing that The End had copied Starbucks.

May 17, 2017

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RIAA Sues Internet Service Provider Grande Communications For Not Acting on Customer Copyright Infringement

RIAA has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Grande Communications due to Grande Communications not taking “meaningful action against repeat infringers,” customers who repeatedly download music illegally using BitTorrent.

May 09, 2017

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