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The opponent, owner of Venezuelan company La Montserratina,...more
Great Concepts has owned Registration No. 2929764 for DANTANNA’S, in association with “steak and seafood restaurant[s]”, since March 2005. In 2006 Chutter Inc’s predecessor-in-interest, Dan Tana, petitioned to cancel the mark...more
12/20/2023
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Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
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Trademark Application ,
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In Moran, personal representative of the estate of Frankie Edith Kerouac Parker v Edie Parker LLC (Case No 20-cv-12717 (ED Mich), 27 September 2021), the US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan addressed the...more
In the United States, federal laws take precedence over state law and common law causes of action where there is an overlap. This lesson was recently learned again in Lions Gate Entertainment Inc v TD Ameritrade Services...more
6/6/2016
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Consumer Confusion ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
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Dismissal With Prejudice ,
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Preemption ,
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