The complaint alleges that L&L Broadcasting, LLC (L&L), is displaying photos on its website for which National Photo Group (NPG) holds issued or pending copyrights. NPG accuses L&L of attracting more viewers by use of the infringing photos and profiting from advertising sold to third parties. NGP identifies […]
Lubin, SARL, takes on Rhinoceros Boutique and related individuals and entities in Trademark Infringement Action in the Northern District of Georgia. The verified complaint relates an intriguing story of the efforts to reestablish in the United States the brands one of the oldest active perfumeries in the world. […]
Below is a survey of recent copyright cases filed in the Northern and Southern Districts of Georgia. Microsoft Windows On June 27, 2013, Microsoft Corporation (“Microsoft”), based in Washington, filed suit against VertexPC and its owner Peter Dapice (collectively “Defendants”), based in Buford, Georgia, alleging that the Defendants […]
Introduction With a recent order that issued from the Southern District of Georgia, Savannah Division, Coach, Inc. and Coach Services, Inc. (collectively “Coach”) continue to add to the body of case law from Georgia federal courts on trademark and copyright issues.[1] On December 19, 2012, in an […]
In a dispute between golf cart manufacturers E-Z-GO and Club Car, Judge J. Randal Hall of the Southern District of Georgia has denied Club Car’s motion seeking attorney fees pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 285, holding that under the Federal Circuit’s standard E-Z-GO’s suit and litigation conduct did not warrant […]
On December 28, 2012, plaintiff Brandywine Communications Technologies, LLC (“Brandywine”) filed a patent infringement complaint against Nahunta, Georgia-based BTC Communications, Inc. (“BTC”), in the Brunswick Division of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia. This appears to be Brandywine’s first foray into Georgia, though to […]
On October 26, 2012, New York-based Coach, Inc. and Coach Services, Inc. (collectively “Coach”) filed a complaint in the Waycross Division of the Southern District, alleging that defendant Teresa J. Moore d/b/a Douglas Gold Buyers & Jewelry Store sold counterfeit merchandise bearing “Coach Trademarks,” and that Ms. Moore […]
Classic rock fans may readily associate the name Gretsch with the late George Harrison’s Beatlemania-era “Duo Jet” electric guitar, a design reproduced as a limited-edition controller for The Beatles: Rock Band video game. However, it is another Gretsch guitar design, associated with an even earlier rock pioneer, that […]
On September 20, 2012, two trademark lawsuits were filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia, providing our first occasion for covering events in that court since the launch of this blog in early July 2012. One case generated publicity even before it was filed. Virginia’s Regent […]
Georgia IP Litigation 