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Domain name update: the Trademark Clearinghouse is now accepting registrations

  • Gray Plant Mooty
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  • Global
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  • April 11 2013

As Gray Plant Mooty previously reported, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is poised to allow companies to operate new

Federal district court rules that similarity of a former franchisee’s trademark to the franchisor’s warrants an injunction

  • Gray Plant Mooty
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  • USA
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  • March 13 2013

In You Fit, Inc. v. Pleasanton Fitness, LLC, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 18106 (M.D. Fla. Feb. 8, 2013), a federal court in Florida granted the motion of

Franchisor found vicariously liable for franchisee advertising

  • Gray Plant Mooty
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  • USA
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  • February 13 2013

A California state appellate court upheld a finding that a franchisor was vicariously liable for its franchisees' illegal advertising, determining

United States Supreme Court holds broad covenant not to sue moots trademark infringement action

  • Gray Plant Mooty
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  • USA
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  • February 13 2013

The Supreme Court's decision in Already, LLC v. Nike, Inc., 568 U.S. ___, 184 L. Ed. 2d 553 (U.S. Jan. 9, 2013), is important for franchisors who may

Federal district court follows eBay in not applying presumption of irreparable harm in trademark cases

  • Gray Plant Mooty
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  • USA
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  • January 10 2013

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of California granted a franchisor's motion for a preliminary injunction on its trademark

Dispute over merits of franchise agreement termination is not enough to defeat summary judgment on trademark infringement

  • Gray Plant Mooty
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  • USA
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  • October 18 2012

The United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio recently granted summary judgment in favor of Choice Hotels on a claim for trademark infringement by a terminated Econo Lodge franchisee

Florida federal court dismisses trademark claims due to plaintiff’s incorrect citations

  • Gray Plant Mooty
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  • USA
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  • August 10 2012

In Phelan Holdings, Inc. v. Wendy’s International, Inc., 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 101643 (M.D. Fla. July 3, 2012), the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida dismissed three trademark-related claims because the plaintiff failed to cite properly to statutory causes of action

What franchise trademark owners need to know about the new internet generic top-level domains (gTLDs)

  • Gray Plant Mooty
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  • Global
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  • July 12 2012

The Internet is undergoing a dramatic change that has significant implications for the use and protection of trademarks

What trademark owners need to know about the new internet generic top-level domains (gTLDs)

  • Gray Plant Mooty
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  • Global
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  • June 27 2012

The Internet is undergoing a dramatic change that has significant implications for the use and protection of trademarks

Case study: Rosetta Stone v. Google

  • Gray Plant Mooty
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  • USA
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  • May 23 2012

On April 9, the U.S. States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued a highly anticipated ruling on the legality of the use of others’ trademarks in Google’s keyword adsponsored links program, AdWords