Tag Archives: trademark infringement

Mon 19th May 2014
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FlyPrivate.com owners sues FlyPrvt.com over blank vowels - Company alleges competitor is infringing its trademarks by using vowel-less version of its own name. One of strangest ways companies have tried to cope with the lack of cheap available domain names in the past decade is to drop vowels. A prime example was Flickr.com, which dropped the ‘e’ to save a bit of money (though it later acquired Flicker.com). If you take all of the vowels out of a word, does the word remain the same? It’s an interesting question, and ... read more ...
Thu 26th December 2013
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HomeAway sues Airbnb over birdhouses - Airbnb irks rival by launching birdhouse ad campaign. Publicly traded vacation rental site HomeAway (NASDAQ: AWAY) has sued upstart rival Airbnb for trademark infringement after the latter launched an ad campaign featuring birdhouses. HomeAway’s logo prominently features a birdhouse, and the company uses birdhouses as its sort of “mascot.” A birdhouse is featured at HomeAway’s Austin headquarters and new employees design their own birdhouses. In its lawsuit ... read more ...
Wed 14th November 2012
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OrderInn.com sues Google Ventures-backed Ordr.in over name - Company claims trademark infringement. Las Vegas company Order Inn, Inc., which uses the domain name OrderInn.com, has sued startup Ordr.in for trademark infringement. Order Inn is a food service provider that connects hotels without their own room service to nearby restaurants — hence the “Inn” instead of “In” in its name. (I give branding credit to the company; it also owns OrderIn.com.) Ordr.in is a Google Ventures-backed company that helps restaurants ... read more ...
Tue 3rd July 2012
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Entrepreneur Media continues to sue entrepreneurs who use a word entrepreneur - Got ‘entrepreneur’ in your name? If you publish information to help entrepreneurs, you might be sued. Entrepreneur Media (EMI), the company that publishes Entrepreneur magazine, continues to file lawsuits against people that use the term entrepreneur in their name or domain name. The latest lawsuit was filed July 2 against JMD Entertainment Group, a Maryland company that owns the domain name entrepreneursedge.tv. You’re not alone if you find the company’s ... read more ...
Mon 4th June 2012
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Obama debate sues web site over Barack Obama merchandise - Obama campaign files lawsuit over Obama merchandise featuring “rising sun” logo. Obama for America has filed a second lawsuit against DemStore.com and Washington Promotions Printing, Inc., which allegedly sell merchandise including the campaign’s “rising sun” trademark. (A quick look at DemStore.com confirms this.) The suit (pdf) was filed in U.S. District Court, District of Columbia, on June 1. Obama for American previously filed a suit against the defendants ... read more ...
Tue 5th July 2011
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Lead Gen Company Reply! Sued for Trademark Infringement - Air conditioning company sues over Adwords search terms and logo use. Online lead generation company Reply! Inc has been sued by air conditioning company Carrier for alleged trademark infringement (pdf). Reply generates and sells leads to various businesses, including air conditioning contractors. It buys ads on Google and other search engines, including for the term “Carrier”: When users click on the Adwords ad, they land at a page with the Carrier logo offering ... read more ...