Trademark

Quentin Tarantino’s Trademarks Quentin Tarantino is an American actor, writer, and director. Some of his notable films include the Hateful Eight of 2015, Djengo Unclaimed of 2012, Inglourious Bastards of 2009, Jackie Brown of 1994, Pulp Fiction of 1994, Reservoir Dogs of 1992, and Kill Bill Volume one and two (Film Reference, n.d.). Tarantino’s films are characterized by glorified violence, extended dialogue scenes, use of title card and soundtracks mainly containing songs of between the 1960s…

Wal-Mart Stores v. Samara Brothers is a U.S. Supreme Court case which focuses on trademark infringement. It questions whether an unregistered product’s design is protected by law. Section 43(a) of the Trademark Act of 1946 (Lanham Act), provides a provision which protects unregistered marks against confusion and such. 15 U.S.C. § 1125(a). While the statute does not require “distinctiveness” of the mark to be shown, case law universally does. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Samara Brothers, Inc.,…

49350 - Yourbrandsucks.com: Gripe Sites and Trademark or Copyright Infringement Complaining and poking fun seem to be a way of life for many. And, this passion of complaint and satire birth gripe sites across the web. The resulting mix produces foggy legal understandings and ramifications. Finding clarity through key cases helps resolve some of the gray. A working definition of such websites, according to Leonard Goodman of Kassel, Brock & Blackwell, LLP, states that a gripe site criticizes…

producing a product that looks extremely similar to PR’s GoldenFish, there is a case for infringement because of likelihood of confusion. Likelihood of confusion exists when the goods produced by the infringer compete for sales with those of the trademark owner. Infringement will be found if the marks are sufficiently similar that confusion can be expected. Under the Sleekcraft decision, there are eight factors to examine when comparing the two designs to determine whether likelihood of…

Mr. Chief Justice, and may it please the court, today we are brought here to determine whether the trademark office violated Simon Tams 1st amendment rights by denying them the use of the name “the slants” for his band. The United States constitution protects the right to freedom of expression and speech. In this case, the trademark office violates both “freedom of speech” and “freedom of expression”. The standards have to be viable to protest “free speech” and it has to be reasonable and fill…

Case: Vanna WHITE (Plaintiff) v. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC., a New York corporation, and David Deutsch Associates, Inc., a New York corporation (Defendants) Citation: 971 F.2d 1395 (Case Brief Document) Procedural History (what happened in the case): Samsung Electronics America Inc. and David Deutsch Associates Inc., Defendants, were sued by Vanna White, Plaintiff, because Defendants used a robot likeness of Plaintiff in a series of advertisements without Plaintiff’s consent or monetary…

” The economic reality is that there is little, if any, incentive to invest capital in new technologies if competitors can simply “copy” them immediately” Lois Boland, a department director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, explains. So, the U.S. Government rewards those who formulate and produce original concoctions, by allowing a temporary monopoly on their product for 20 years. This in turn, almost guarantees profitability of their innovation, allowing patent…

When patents on genes were first granted it stirred up quite a controversy, since then there have been quite a bit of papers that support and oppose gene patenting. In their respective articles, Michael Crichton and John E. Calfee both discuss the controversial topic of gene patents; however Crichton is against gene patents and Calfee is for gene patents as an economist and brings up the pros of gene patents in his article. In their articles both of them talk about obtaining a patent from the…

Crichton V. Calfee: The Gene Patent Argument Michael Crichton and John E. Calfee both discuss the topic of gene patents in their respective articles, “Patenting Life” and “Decoding The Use Of Gene Patents.” However, the similarities end there as their opinions are the direct opposite of one another, with Crichton expressing extreme displeasure at the idea of gene patenting while Calfee is in support of the practice. Firstly, Crichton believes the patenting of genes as a whole to be a mistake.…

In 1897, Pearle Wait was finally able to perfect the simple gelatin dessert, it was taking years to master. His wife May David Wait gave it its name as what we know now, Jell-O. Wait then sold his company for $450 dollars to Frank Woodwark, because Wait didn’t have the funding for marketing and distributing his product. Success in the advertising campaigns finally began to rise in 1902 due to William E. Humelbaugh. In 1904, they launched the printed portion of their advertising and created “best…