Slep-Tone Entertainment Corporation v. Karaoke Kandy Store, Inc.

Summary

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 still shows when in use.Because of this, customers will think that Sound Choice and Karaoke Kandy Store are

Outcome

Verdict for the defense

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Slep-Tone Entertainment Corporation
Defense: Karaoke Kandy Store, Inc.

Judge: Donald Nugent
Jurisdiction: USDC, Northern District of Ohio
Court: Carl B. Stokes United States Court House

Case Number: 10-CV-00990
Industry: Entertainment, Technology, Retail
Practice Area: Intellectual Property, Real Property

Plaintiff

Slep-Tone Entertainment Corporation

Represented By:
Harrington, James (Harrington Law, P.C.)

Defense

Karaoke Kandy Store, Inc.

Expert Witnesses

Sems, David

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:11	Opening Statement	Harrington, James
00:07:22	Opening Statement	Okuley, John
00:18:40	Witness Direct Examination	Harrington, James	Slep, Kurt	In Person
00:51:14	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

3 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Harrington, James	Slep, Kurt	In Person
00:02:10	Witness Cross Examination	Okuley, John	Slep, Kurt	In Person
01:46:25	End of Session

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Harrington, James	Slep, Kurt	In Person
		00:27:13	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Harrington, James	Slep, Kurt	In Person
00:01:45	Witness Direct Examination	Harrington, James	Shumaker, Robert	In Person
00:36:53	Witness Cross Examination	Okuley, John	Shumaker, Robert	In Person
01:07:30	End of Session

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

7 Chapters

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Okuley, John	DeLeva, Jeffrey	In Person
		00:56:23	End of Session

PM Session

Other

2 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Harrington, James	Polidori, Charles	In Person
		01:14:29	End of Session

PM Session

Other

2 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

5 Chapters

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

6 Chapters

AM Session

Other

2 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

3 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

6 Chapters

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

PM Session

Other

2 Chapters

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict

4 Chapters

AUG

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Slep-Tone Entertainment Corporation v. Karaoke Kandy Store, Inc.

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

AudioCaseFiles

Essentials

Training Libraries

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:05:05	Witness Direct Examination	Harrington, James	DeLeva, Jeffrey	In Person
00:38:41	Witness Cross Examination	Okuley, John	DeLeva, Jeffrey	In Person
01:18:31	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:28	Witness Direct Examination	Okuley, John	Martin, Robert	In Person
00:17:52	Witness Cross Examination	Harrington, James	Martin, Robert	In Person
00:30:56	Witness Cross Examination	Okuley, John	DeLeva, Jeffrey	In Person
00:55:24	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Harrington, James	DeLeva, Jeffrey	In Person
01:01:30	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Okuley, John	DeLeva, Jeffrey	In Person
01:05:42	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:03:22	Witness Direct Examination	Harrington, James	Polidori, Charles	In Person
01:00:41	General Case Activities
01:02:57	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Recker, Brice	Polidori, Charles	In Person
00:18:13	Witness Cross Examination	Harrington, James	Polidori, Charles	In Person
00:32:15	General Case Activities
00:34:46	General Case Activities
00:40:17	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:03:01	Witness Direct Examination	Okuley, John	DeRoche, James	In Person
00:12:09	Witness Direct Examination	Okuley, John	Polidori, Joseph Sr.	In Person
00:19:09	Witness Direct Examination	Recker, Brice	Polidori, Joseph Sr.	In Person
01:20:56	General Case Activities
01:22:24	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:01:40	General Case Activities
		00:02:27	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:05:21	Witness Direct Examination	Harrington, James	Martel, Steven	In Person
00:33:31	Witness Cross Examination	Okuley, John	Martel, Steven	In Person
01:05:44	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Harrington, James	Martel, Steven	In Person
01:07:28	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Okuley, John	Martel, Steven	In Person
01:10:27	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Harrington, James	Martel, Steven	In Person
01:11:12	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Okuley, John	Martel, Steven	In Person
01:11:58	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:30	Witness Direct Examination	Harrington, James	Sems, David	In Person
00:15:09	Witness Cross Examination	Okuley, John	Sems, David	In Person
00:35:55	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Harrington, James	Sems, David	In Person
00:36:56	General Case Activities
00:38:21	General Case Activities
01:06:28	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:00:21	Reading of the Verdict
		00:02:23	General Case Activities
		00:02:56	End of Session