Coca-Cola Loses Initial Trial In ‘Right Of Publicity’ Brawl Over Use Of Juice Seller’s Image
Dec 13, 2019
A California state court judge ruled Tuesday that the heirs of juice-maker Hubert Hansen control the rights to his name and image and not Coca-Cola, setting the stage for a second trial to determine damages with more than $14 million potentially a...
Nov 22, 2019
A bench trial is underway in California state court pitting The Coca-Cola Company against the grandchildren of a deceased juice purveyor who accuse the beverage giant of unlawfully profiting from his name.
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Nov 18, 2019
Bench trial in lawsuit accusing the Coca-Cola Co. and Monster Beverage Corp of allegedly unlawfully using the names and likeness of a former fresh fruit juice purveyor in the branding and marketing of Huberts Lemonade and Hansens Juices.
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Mar 11, 2014
Plaintiff is asking for a review of a design to be labeled as not infringing on a patent. WCM entered a patent settlement with ABA stating that the design of a waste water drain, produced by ABA, would not be made or sold by ABA or any of its succ...
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Sep 27, 2013
AngleFix developed a surgical plate that they claim the defendant infringed on the patent. This system allows for the angles of the screws to be adjusted to decrease the risk of the screws loosening.
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Sep 23, 2013
Taylor worked with Thomas for 17 years in real estate before Thomas went to work for another company. Taylor claims his service mark is being used on marketing material without his consent by Thomas. Both marks use red lettering in front of a blue...
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duPont v. Medtronic
Sep 18, 2013
In this oral argument before the Delaware Supreme Court, the attorney representing Du Pont appealed the decision of the lower court, which held that the stent portion of a stent delivery system is not part of a "catheter". This is a royalty dispu...
Aug 21, 2013
Plaintiff claims the defendants infringed on a bioengineering patent of corn called Enogen. Defendants supposedly used the same GMO claimed in the patent to produce an enzyme to assist in the ethanol production process in corn.
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Aug 19, 2013
Slep-Tone makes karaoke discs marketed under their "Sound Choice" trademark, these disc display the trademark when in use. Karaoke Kandy Store copied the disc onto other memory media and sold them to be used for karaoke machines, but the trademark...
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Feb 11, 2013
Sprint claims that Brian Vazquez has been buying large amounts of Sprint phones in order to unlock them and use them on other networks. Also, the Middle Man site advertised, without consent, Sprint phones, using Sprint's name and trademark logo.
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