Network Automation, Inc. v. Advanced Systems Concepts, Inc., in which the use of a competitor's trademark as an Internet advertisement search keyword was found to not constitute trademark infringement.
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On July 19, 2007, The College Network sued Moore Educational Publishers in a Texan court for trademark infringement, citing Section 43 of the Lanham Act.
However, in 2005 the New York Friars' Club commenced a lawsuit claiming trademark infringement under the Lanham Act, among other claims; in September 2007 the federal district court granted substantial portions of the New York Friars Club's motion for summary judgment, which effectively forced the California club to cease operations under the Friars Club name.
Initially known as 'Pimp My Snack', the site changed name during May 2006 following contact from Viacom legal representatives, who claimed that the name of the website was an infringement on trademarks relating to their Pimp My Ride television program.
Playboy Enterprises, Inc. v. Welles was a United States district court case between former 1981 Playboy Playmate of the Year ("PMOY") Terri Welles and Playboy Enterprises, Inc. in which Welles was accused of trademark infringement and trademark dilution in her use of Playboy's trademarked terms in the metatags of her website.
The plaintiff alleged that the defendants' conduct constituted trademark infringement and unfair competition under federal law, under ยงยง 1114(1), 1125(a)(1)(A) of Title 15 of the United States Code, and trademark infringement, unfair competition, and dilution under the common law.
Charles Atlas company president Jeffrey C. Hogue was unhappy with its likeness being used this way, and filed a trademark infringement suit against DC Comics.
August 1994: After Apple distributes Dylan CDs at WWDC, folk singer Bob Dylan sues Apple for trademark infringement.
Following the release of her first book Deceptively Delicious, on January 7, 2008, another author, Missy Chase Lapine, sued Seinfeld for copyright and trademark infringement.
The Pasadena International House of Prayer is one of the seven defendants named in a lawsuit filed by IHOP, the Glendale, California based restaurant chain, in September 2010, alleging trademark infringement.
Formed as a DJ crew in the early nineties and originally including 11 members, under the name X-Men, which was chosen partly because of their rivalry between Super DJ Clark Kent's crew of DJs, known as the Supermen, and partly after the Marvel Comics characters, but had to change their name due to trademark infringement.
On August 24, 2012, Internet Brands filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles County Superior Court against Wikitravel administrator Ryan Holliday and Wikipedia administrator James Heilman involving claims of trademark infringement and unfair business practices.