On February 26, 2013, RMS Titanic, Inc. and Premier Exhibitions, Inc. (collectively “RMST”) initiated suit in the Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta Division, against Thomas Zaller, Imagine Exhibitions, Inc., and Imagine Exhibitions PTE, Ltd. (collectively “Zaller”), for conversion, contractual breach, unjust enrichment, fraud and fraudulent inducement, trade dress […]
A Mrs. Winners® franchisee said to be operating in Henry County, Georgia faces multiple trademark counts arising from alleged refusal to sign a new proposed licensing agreement. On March 1, 2013, Mrs. Winners Brand Management LLC (“Winners Brand”) filed a complaint in the Gainesville Division of the U.S. […]
IntroductionScore one for McDowell’s and its “Golden Arcs.” [1] In a dispute between two sports bar and restaurant chains, the Eleventh Circuit has affirmed a grant of summary judgment in favor of the defendant, Boynton Carolina Ale House, LLC (“Boynton Carolina”), whom plaintiff Miller’s Ale House, Inc. (“Miller’s”) had […]
On November 15, 2012, Atlanta-based Pursen, LLC (“PurseN”), claiming exclusive rights to a purse organizer insert, sued QVC, Inc. and two Florida-based corporations (Great Innovations, Inc. and For Life Products, Inc.) for patent infringement, trade dress infringement, and related state law causes of action. PurseN is the owner […]
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 […]
Georgia IP Litigation 