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SoCal IP Institute :: June 2, 2014 :: TTAB Says ‘Chanel’ For Real Estate Services Dilutes the Fashion Brand; Altavion, Inc. wins trade secret case against Konica Minolta Systems Laboratory regarding its digital stamping technology

Our weekly SoCal IP Institute meeting on Monday, June 2, 2014 will be a discussion of a recent TTAB precedential case and state trade secret opinion. Brief synopses appear below. Chanel, Inc. v. Jerzy Makarczyk (TTAB May 27, 2014) (available here.). Here, Karczyk (“applicant"), filed an application pursuant to Section 1(a) of the Trademark Act to [...]

By SoCal IP|2014-10-29T09:51:37-07:00June 1st, 2014|Fame and Distinctiveness, Intent to Use, independent economic value, Likelihood of Confusion, Non-Disclosure Agreement, Trade Secret, Trademark, TTAB, Use in Commerce, Attorneys' Fees, Damages, Uncategorized, Dilution, dilution-by-blurring, Infringement|1 Comment

SoCal IP Institute :: August 13, 2012 :: Trademark Abandonment and Claim Construction

We will be discussing two Federal Circuit cases during our weekly SoCal IP Institute meeting on Monday, August 13, 2012. Brief synopses are presented below. Lens.com, Inc. v. 1-800 Contacts, Inc., Case No. 2011-1258 (Fed. Cir. August 3, 2012) (attached). The Wesley-Jessen Corporation obtained Trademark Registration No. 2,175,334 for the mark LENS in connection with [...]

By SoCal IP|2012-08-09T23:55:27-07:00August 9th, 2012|Infringement, Invalidity, Noninfringement, Patent, Prosecution, Trademark, Use in Commerce, Claim Construction, Descriptiveness|0 Comments

SoCal IP Institute :: May 7, 2012 :: Trademark Infringement for Keyword Advertising and Examiner Allowance Rates

We will be discussing one Fourth Circuit case and one Law Review article during our weekly SoCal IP Institute meeting on Monday, May 7, 2012. Brief synopses are presented below. Rosetta Stone Ltd. v. Google, Inc., Case No. 10-2007 (4th Cir. April 9, 2012) (attached). Rosetta Stone sued Google in 2009 over the search engine’s [...]

By SoCal IP|2012-05-04T00:05:47-07:00May 4th, 2012|Prosecution, Reforms, Trademark, Use in Commerce, Dilution, Functionality, Infringement, Likelihood of Confusion, Patent|0 Comments

SoCal IP Institute :: November 1, 2010

Please join us for the SoCal IP Institute meeting, Monday, November 1 at Noon. This activity is approved for 1 hour of MCLE credit. If you will be joining us, please RSVP to Amanda Jones by 9 am Monday. We will be discussing the following cases: Antounian v. Louis Vuitton, BC396340 (Cal. App. Oct. 21, [...]

By SoCal IP|2010-10-28T23:50:56-07:00October 28th, 2010|Anti-SLAPP, TTAB, Use in Commerce|0 Comments