On April 9, 2014, PlayNation Play Systems, Inc. d/b/a Gorilla Playsets (“PlayNation”) brought suit against Velex Corporation d/b/a Gorilla Gym (“Velex”) for trademark infringement of its Registered Trademark GORILLA PLAYSETS® – U.S. Registration No. 2,834,525, issued April 20, 2004. The complaint seeks cancellation of Velex’s GORILLA GYM mark […]
Smallbizpros, Inc., d/b/a Padgett Business Services (“Padgett”)[1] asserts trademark infringement in connection with allegations of post-termination obligations of John A. Terris, Sr. (“Terris”) of Brunswick, Georgia, in its complaint filed in the Middle District of Georgia on April 3, 2014. The complaint seeks an injunction, declaration that Terris’ […]
On February 5, 2014, Rolex Watch U.S.A.,Inc. (“Rolex”) of New York, New York, filed a complaint against Nicholas Peter Karettis (“the defendant”) of Tyrone, Georgia, alleging Trademark Counterfeiting and Infringement under 15 U.S.C. § 1114. The complaint alleges Mr. Karettis sold, offered for sale, distributed, promoted, and advertised […]
Mark Rice d/b/a Zoomania Games (“Rice”) asserts a complaint against Atico International USA Inc.; Atico International, Inc.; and Caremark PHC, L.L.C. aka CVS Caremark (“Atico”), asserting Lanham Act Trademark Infringement claims under 15 U.S.C. 1114(1) and 15 U.S.C. 1125(a), unfair competition under Georgia law, and seeking an accounting […]
Folks owns and operates eleven Folks Southern Kitchen restaurants in the north Georgia after starting with one in 1978. Folks began using the mark “GOOD TO GO” no later than 1994 according to the complaint (the “GTG Mark”). The GTG Mark was registered on May 26, 1998, and […]
In a complaint filed in the Atlanta Division of the Northern District of Georgia on December 10, 2012, The American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (“ARRT”) seeks to enjoin Antonine X. Brown (“Brown”) for trademark infringement and to recover damages. This lawsuit concerns a species of trademarks known as “certification […]
Our posts of September 6, September 24, and October 16 covered cases involving holdover licensees, all in the context of hotel franchises. The latest addition to the list of holdover licensee cases involves the restaurant business. In a complaint filed in the Atlanta Division of the Northern District […]
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