In Research in Motion Ltd. v. Defining Presence Marketing Group, Inc. and Axel Ltd. Co., the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board addressed whether Defining Presence Marketing Group and Axel Ltd. could obtain trademark registrations for CRACKBERRY for various goods and services. Research in Motion, producer of the BlackBerry device, opposed the registrations based on a likelihood of confusion and dilution with its BLACKBERRY group of marks.
When Jewish parties who have had a religion wedding civilly divorce, can one party be compelled to grant a religious divorce? A look at recent litigation.
Although acknowledging that the COACH mark for handbags and other luxury goods was famous enough for that fame to be a strong factor in a likelihood of confusion analysis, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has concluded that there was insufficient proof that the mark was a "household name" that was famous enough to support a claim of dilution against a third party's COACH-branded educational materials.
In-depth analysis of a recent key case.
Recently, a village's law requiring occupancy applications and inspection of rental units, before a previously occupied unit may be reoccupied, was held to be unconstitutional by the Appellate Division.
Companies with personal information of Massachusetts residents must amend their existing contracts with vendors that handle such information to require the vendors' compliance with the Massachusetts data security regulations.
Recent rulings from neighboring states.
In this final installment, the authors examine the question: Does the CSSA generate better results when parents split custody?
Two recent cases from Michigan could have far-reaching implications nationwide regarding the enforceability of non-recourse loans as fully recourse.
