by evansfox | Apr 11, 2013
Many confidentiality agreements will contain language about customer lists being confidential information. Others will contain broad language about everything under the sun being proprietary trade secrets. A simple list of companies and addresses is not very likely to...
by evansfox | Apr 11, 2013
Longhorn Steakhouse successfully sued Longhorn Wings for trademark infringement. It is hard to understand how the case got so far. First, a trademark clearance search would have revealed the potential problem. Second, the chain restaurant undoubtedly sent a cease and...
by evansfox | Apr 11, 2013
A New York federal court used the U.S. trademark law to stop an overseas infringer of the Juicy Couture mark from selling its allegedly infringing clothing product in the U.S. The products were track suits similar to the iconic Juicy Couture tracksuits, and sold under...
by evansfox | Apr 11, 2013
A trade secret misappropriation lawsuit was filed against rock star drummer Tommy Lee and his band Motley Crue. Howard King claims that in 1991 he developed an idea and concept for a “Tommy Lee Loop Coaster,” a platform on wheels that follows a loop-shaped track. A...
by evansfox | Apr 9, 2013
After 20 years of operating a Little Caesars franchise, Sioux Falls Pizza Company, Inc. (“SFPC”) established its own pizza company at the same location. The franchise agreement had terminated, but the franchise alleged the former franchisee was using its...
by evansfox | Apr 9, 2013
Most of us are aware of an industry called “product placement” where companies pay to get their product featured in a hit movie or television show. Being seen in a hit movie or television show can boost sales tremendously. In most cases, the product owner pays to be...
