No. 00-773-A (E.D. Va 2000)
We successfully recovered the domain name JANETJACKSON.COM in this in rem action under the Anti-cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act. More
Burroughs v. MGM
98 Civ. 7448 (S.D.N.Y. 2000)
We represented the heirs of Edgar Rice Burroughs in the first case interpreting the 1976 Copyright Act’s termination provisions. The decision required editing MGM’s 1981 remake of its 1932 film Tarzan, The Apeman, but then held that the edited version did not contravene the provision of a 1931 motion picture license requiring MGM to adhere to the original story in exercising the right granted to it to remake the original production of this film and did not violate the Burroughs’More
Movado Corp. v. Global Computer Corp.
00 Civ. 0495 (LAK) (SDNY 2000)
We obtained permanent injunctive relief against several Internet watch counterfeiters, as well as for other famous brand watches. Although these defendants defaulted, we were able to convince the judge at a damages hearing (based on the purchase of one counterfeit watch from each site,More
Mariah Carey v. General Web Group
No. CV-S-00-0167 (D. Nev.) 2000
We obtained an order transferring the domain name MARIAHCAREY.COM and granting a permanent injunction enjoining defendants’ further use of the well known personal name and mark MARIAH CAREY. More
Atlas v. DC Comics
112 F. Supp 2d. 330, 56 U.S.P.Q.2d 1176 (S.D.N.Y. 2000)
We won summary judgment on First Amendment and other grounds dismissing
plaintiff’s U.S. Trademark Act claims of likelihood of confusing arising out of
the parodic inclusion in DC Comics’ “Flex Mentalo” comic books of a
copy of the well known and often-mocked Charles Atlas “Hero of the
Beach”More
Lane Capital Mgmt. Inc. v. Lane Capital Mgmt. Inc.
15 F. Supp. 2d 389 (S.D.N.Y. 1998), aff’d, 192 F.3d 337 (2d Cir. 1999)
We successfully represented the plaintiff in a case of first impression in the Second Circuit on the issue of when a trademark, “Lane,” is primarily merely a surname. In affirming the District Court’s grant of summary judgment enjoining the defendant from using the Lane Capital Management name,More
Citizen Watch Co. of Am. v. BJ’s Wholesale Club
99 Civ. 0810 (DB) (S.D.N.Y. July 15, 1999)
We obtained a preliminary injunction in an action brought by the exclusive authorized U.S. distributor of Citizen watches against wholesale and retail distributors of gray market products.More
Carvel Corp. v. The Ice Cream Bakery, Inc.
1999 TTAB LEXIS 217 (T.T.A.B. May 19, 1999)
We represented Carvel Corporation in its successful opposition against a
former licensee’s attempt to register the mark THE ICE CREAM BAKERY. The
applicant argued that Carvel had abandoned THE ICE CREAM BAKERY through naked
licensing,More
Tri-Star Pictures, Inc. v. Unger
14 F. Supp. 2d 339 (S.D.N.Y. 1998).
We successfully represented the producer of the famous film, “Bridge on the River Kwai,” in a trademark infringement suit against the producer of “Return from the River Kwai.” We asserted that the title, “Return from the River Kwai,”More
Buffett v. Cheeseburger in Paradise, Inc.
97 CV 00214 (3/18/97) 98 CV 01730 (3/11/98) (C.D. Cal.)
In a case of first impression, we successfully argued that in a federal
court action seeking to cancel the defendant’s trademark registration, the
applicable factors to be applied are those established by the Federal Circuit,More