United States trademark law

Louis Vuitton Malletier v Dooney & Bourke Inc. In this famous case known as the “Battle of the Handbags” Louis Vuitton (LV) sues Dooney & Burke (D&B) for trademark infringement of its multicolore line. The Plaintiff, Louis Vuitton Malletier ,is a French fashion house founded in 1854 by Louis Vuitton. The famous label is well known for its LV monogram, which is featured on most of its products. Louis Vuitton is considered as one of the world’s most valuable and prestigious brands. The LV monogram

that counterfeiting costs the United States an estimated $200 billion each year” (2007). Counterfeit items come in several forms such as bags, money, software, movies, drugs and much more. Many people fail to see that this practice as unethical and harmful towards the company who has manufactured the original item. There are laws in the United States that prohibit people from selling counterfeit items, but there are no punishable laws against the buyers. If there were laws against people who buy counterfeit

1. Title IX is a law that states one cannot be discriminated against, or denied participation, due to race or sex. The most recent case is the Baylor sexual assault case. Several women came forward claiming that they had been sexually assaulted by Baylor University football players. They claim that the university ignored the claims, depriving them of their entitled educational opportunities. The case that is known as the most influential involving this law is Cohen v. Brown University. Brown University

So far, the Sixth Circuit has only applied downstream, or post-sale, confusion, to cases involving knockoff products, but the legal rule of downstream confusion should also apply to non-knockoff products. The Lanham Act’s text and the legislator’s intent while modifying the Act suggests that downstream confusion applies to products other than knockoff products. 15 U.S.C. §1127 (2012). Also, the Sixth Circuit has substituted point-of-sale confusion with post-sale confusion before, and should again

Coca-Cola v. Friend. Coca-Cola will likely assert against Friend copyright infringement and trademark infringement. 1. Copyright. Coca-Cola’s mark is an original work of authorship fixed in a tangible medium (cans, posters, et. al.), and is owned by the company. To assert infringement Coca-Cola will have to prove that Friend took such substantial portion of the original that it is essentially the same as the original. Friend should assert fair use defense, which has four factors: (1) purpose/character

Topcat’s “My Trip with Tripper violates Woody’s right of publicity and the Lanham Act, because Topcat is using Tripper’s plaintiff’s character and likeness for Topcat’s purely commercial purposes without consent, and he is using Tripper’s trademark in ways that imply Tripper’s endorsement of Topcat’s poster. Thus, Tripper should be afforded a permanent restraining order to prevent Tripper and AND1 from selling the poster, and he should additionally be awarded the monetary damages for the losses

derogatory term towards Asian persons. Moreover, Tam attempted to gain federal registration of the moniker through The Patent and Trademark Office. However, the PTO denied the application. The office used the Lanham Act provision, which states trademarks that disparage any individual deal or alive from being registered. The case moved to the Federal Court. Here, the trademark was denied once again under the Disparagement Clause. Continuing on, the en banc Federal Circuit then found the disparagement

property such as patent, trademark, and copyright. Patent is concerned about how it works rather than focus on the abstract ideas. In other words, it focus on the process or method of making of a work or invention. On the other hand, trademark is a symbol or sign which form by letter or number. It used to indicate a particular product or services. In addition, trademark enable people to differentiate

has been using our red soles for heels we are suing for infringement. A trademark is a symbol, word, or brand that registered or established by use of representing a company or product in the case of Louboutin v. Yves St. Laurent, the trademark for Louboutin is red which in this case the soles on the heels of Louboutin’s are monochromatic to only that color. Infringement is the action of breaking/violating the terms of the law or an agreement, infringement could also be described as plagiarism. Plagiarism

In the year 1790, the United States had begun to make a name for itself. The United States was ending its own revolution and the world was evolving around it. The country’s new found freedom created a need for self-reliance. The United States was out to prove its worth, that its institutions, democracy, and military were worth the efforts of so many. During this time the number of inventions created throughout the world was astonishing. Inventions like: the cotton gin, batteries, cupcakes, crackers