News out this morning here in Europe is that Apple just paid $60 Million dollars to settle the claim of a Chinese company over a trademark for the term iPad. Yes Apple bought the Trademark rights from a Taiwanese company, but a Chinese company claimed the rights purchased did not include mainland China. So Apple just paid $60 Million to settle a trademark dispute really for only mainland … [Read more...]
Another Lawsuit Against Google Over Selling Trademark Adwords Filed By Cybersitter
According to MediaPost.com, another company has filed suit against Google for alleged trademark infringement on AdWords by allowing a competitor Net Nanny to by ads for show users who search for "Cybersitter" on Google. Cybersitter, a company that sells software to block adult content "Cybersitter argues that Google's decision to allow the company's name to trigger search ads infringes … [Read more...]
Marchex Gets Sued By The Stratosphere Hotel-Casino in Las Vegas Over the Domain AcePlay.com
According to the LasvVegasSun.com, the owner of the Stratosphere hotel-casino in Las Vegas has filed suit against Marchex (MCHX) for alleged trademark infringement over the domain name AcePlay.com The suit says Marchex has been using a domain name called Aceplay.com, purporting to offer information about the Stratosphere and three other American Casino properties; the two Arizona Charlie’s in … [Read more...]
Owner Of LegalSupply.com Appeals UDRP Loss To eLegalSupply.com
Kevin Daste the owner of the domain name LegalSupply.com has appealed the UDRP decision in which the panel awarded the domain name over to eLegalSupply.com The case was filed in the Louisiana Eastern Federal District Court. The case is Daste v. Elegalsupply.com LLC We called out the panel for what we thought was a bad decision and its good to see the domain owner appeal the … [Read more...]
Colombia Becomes Newest Member Of The International Trademark System
According to ipwatchdog.com, "Colombia just became the 87th member of the international trademark system following the deposit of its instrument of accession to the Madrid Protocol for the International Registration of Marks by Vice President Angelino Garzón with WIPO Director General Francis Gurry on May 29, 2012." This might be of particular import to those with .Co domain names and other … [Read more...]
Judge Dismisses Facebook Vs Faceporn Case
Back in October 2010 we told you about a lawsuit for trademark infringement that Facebook filed against the site Faceporn.com Yesterday a federal court affirmed a lower courts order throwing the case out for "lack of personal jurisdiction" against the owner of Faceporn.com The owner of Faceporn is Thomas Pedersen of Bergen, Norway. According to federal law for a nonresident defendant to … [Read more...]
Marchex Wins UDRP On Norcross.com
A few weeks ago we told you a UDRP had been filed on the domain name Norcross.com. Norcross is a city in Georgia Today Marchex the domain holder represented by John Berryhill won a three member panel UDRP decision on the domain name. At the time we didn't know who filed the UDRP but it was the Norcross Corporation who had a Trademark on the term Norcross since 1969 The decision … [Read more...]