Posted on June 25, 2007 by Stacia Lay
- The Ninth Circuit affirmed the grant of partial summary judgment in the Jimi Hendrix right of publicity case pending in the Western District of Washington. Via the Seattle Trademark Lawyer.
- The Federal Circuit found the marks "CHI" and "CHI PLUS," used in connection with electric massagers, likely to cause confusion in an opinion issued on Friday.
- Marty Schwimmer at The Trademark Blog made my day with his post on Static v. Dynamic Branding that featured an array of the artwork that Google has made of its mark.
- The Eleventh Circuit addressed the issue of the "substantial similarities" versus "virtually identical" standard in a copyright infringement case involving competing factual compilations about yachts listed for sale.
- And in another interesting opinion involving a suit by a Burger King franchisee against McDonald's alleging false advertising under Section 43 of the Lanham Act in connection with McDonald's various promotional games, the Eleventh Circuit tackled the prudential standing test for such claims.
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