TTAB Requires Cross-Examination By Oral Deposition in CAPTAIN CANNABIS Battle

by David Hannon on September 3rd, 2019
In a precedential decision in a cancellation proceeding, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board has ruled that Petitioner Laverne J. Andrusiek must cross-examine, by oral deposition, Respondent Cosmic Crusaders LLC’s witnesses who… Read More

Pleading Removal of Copyright Management Information Under the DMCA (and a Related Trademark Claim)

by Charles Bieneman on March 29th, 2015
In Fischer v. Forrest, 14 Civ. 1304 (PAE); 14 Civ. 1307 (PAE) (S.D.N.Y. Jan 13, 2015), the court denied a Rule 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss a suit alleging copyright and trademark infringements. Of particular interest in this post i… Read More

Abandonment of Android Trademark Makes Google the Senior User

by Charles Bieneman on April 16th, 2014
After the owner of a registration for the “Android Data” trademark alleged that Google infringed the mark, the Seventh Circuit has affirmed the district court’s entry of summary judgment, based on a finding that the R… Read More

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