13 Monday Dec 2010
Posted in Indiana, Indianapolis, Musicians, Tech Developments, Trademark
Indianapolis-based Klipsch, a leading global speaker manufacturer, has announced a strategic sponsorship of the World Series of Poker (WSOP), a world-renowned series of poker tournaments held annually in Las Vegas. Effective immediately, Klipsch will be an official sponsor and the KLIPSCH brand will be highly visible during all WSOP events.
12 Sunday Dec 2010
Tags
Dilution, Federal Trademark Infringement, Litigation Update, Tanya Walton Pratt, Tim A. Baker, Unfair Competition
Straightforward trademark dispute with a hint of intentional imitation. Plaintiff has used the TRAVELER’S JOY trademark in connection with gift registry services since 2005. Defendant operates a honeymoon registry service at joyhoneymoon.com. The Complaint doesn’t specify how long Defendant has been using the JOYHONEYMOON mark but the copyright notice on their website is 2009.
TRAVELER’S JOY v. JOY HONEYMOON…confusingly similar?
Court Case Number: 1:10-cv-01574-TWP-TAB
File Date: Tuesday, December 07, 2010
Plaintiff: Traveler’s Joy Inc.
Plaintiff Counsel: Robert L. Barlow, III of Bahret & Associates
Defendant: Haycco, LLC
Cause: Federal Trademark Infringement, Federal Unfair Competition, Federal Dilution of Famous Mark
Court: Southern District of Indiana
Judge: Judge Tanya Walton Pratt
Referred To: Magistrate Judge Tim A. Baker
10 Friday Dec 2010
Posted in Indiana, Intellectual Property, Tech Developments
Ei-ichi Negishi, Distinguished Professor of Organic Chemistry at Purdue University, will be 
awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry today in Stockholm, Sweden.
In speaking of the award, Negishi displayed the optimism found among many chemists: “We believe as chemists that we can sort in a satisfactory way many of the problems that we face today — food issues, energy issues and global warming issues — in chemical, if I may say so, (a) predominantly organic chemical way.”
Congrats and good luck to Ei-ichi Negishi!
2009 Prize:
Source: Indy Star
03 Friday Dec 2010
Posted in Bloggers, Intellectual Property, Social Media, Tech Developments
For those who don’t follow KLF Legal on Facebook or Twitter, here are some of the stories I shared in November. Wikileaks, copyright trolls and Sarah Palin, oh my.
Scan the headlines and you may find something interesting:
Rethink social media policies in light of NLRB complaint, lawyers say
US embassy cables: The job of the media is not to protect the powerful from embarrassment
Blogger released from Egyptian jail after four years
SAP Must Pay Oracle $1.3 Billion Over Unit’s Downloads
Judge to Righthaven: Show why lawsuit shouldn’t be dismissed
David Kernell, Palin E-mail Hacker, Sentenced To Year In Custody
Sarah Palin sues website for leaking excerpts of new book
Oregon Senator Vows To Block Internet Blacklist Bill
Lawyer wants “Goliath verdict” against RIAA in abuse trial
Labor board: Facebook vent against supervisor not grounds for firing
Police recruits must provide social sites’ passwords
Legal Attack on Internet Music Storage Threatens ‘Safe Harbor’ Rules for Online Businesses
Dealing with Online Customer Reviews
Copyright Lawyers Sue Lawyer Who Helped Copyright Defendants
New Oklahoma law gives estate executors control over the social networking profiles of dead people
Bach: Anti-Copyright Activist?
The State of The Music Industry and the Delegitimization of Artists
Every Inch Counts: Porn Filesharing Lawsuits Crest 30K Defendants
Recent months: October
01 Wednesday Dec 2010
Posted in Intellectual Property
The following Intellectual Property cases were filed in Indiana in November 2010:
Northern District of Indiana
Broadcast Music Inc et al v. Shenanigans Inc et al (Copyright)
Southern District of Indiana
CNH America, LLC v. Davis Equipment Sales & Service, Inc. (Trademark)
Connecticut Electric, Inc. v. Pacific Coast Breaker, Inc. et al (Trademark)
