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Whirlpool sued by artist over designs for kitchenaid mixers

Winston & Strawn LLP
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USA
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May 10 2013

Plaintiff Nicole Dinardo designs and sells hand painted KitchenAid Mixers. Whirlpool, which owns KitchenAid, allegedly approached Dinardo regarding

Dillinger references in video game do not violate Indiana right of publicity

Winston & Strawn LLP
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USA
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September 28 2011

A District Court in Indiana recently granted a summary judgment motion in a case against Electronic Arts, a popular video game manufacturer

Hulk Hogan sues for trademark infringement

Winston & Strawn LLP
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USA
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March 3 2011

Hulk Hogan recently filed a lawsuit against a car sales company alleging that the company used his distinctive traits and person in radio advertisements to sell its vehicles

Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc. v. Alpine Elecs. of Am., Inc., No. 2009-1544,-1545 (Fed. Cir. June 18, 2010)

Winston & Strawn LLP
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USA
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June 30 2010

In order for a patent to claim priority through a chain of patent applications, each application in the priority chain must contain a specific reference to prior applications in the chain

Key questions remain unanswered in Supreme Court decision on the patentability of business methods

Winston & Strawn LLP
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USA
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June 30 2010

In a highly anticipated decision that had once promised to redefine the scope of patentable subject matter under U.S. law, the Supreme Court ruled narrowly on Monday that a claim to a method for hedging risk in commodities trading could be rejected under existing precedent

Lincoln National Life Insurance Company v. Transamerica Life Insurance Company, No. 2009-1403, -1491 (Fed. Cir. June 23, 2010)

Winston & Strawn LLP
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USA
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June 30 2010

A method claim is directly infringed only if each step of the claimed method is performed

DMCA "safe harbor" protection upheld for YouTube notwithstanding generalized knowledge of infringement

Winston & Strawn LLP
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USA
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June 29 2010

A United States District Court for the Southern District of New York recently found that YouTube was entitled to "safe harbor" protection under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) against all of Viacom's direct and secondary copyright infringement claims

Advertiser sued for right of publicity for character arguably evocative of Hulk Hogan

Winston & Strawn LLP
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USA
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June 24 2010

Terry Bollea, famously known as Hulk Hogan, recently sued Post Foods for false endorsement and misappropriation of his right of publicity over certain Post Foods' television commercials promoting Cocoa Pebbles

The Sports Authority enjoined related to alleged ambush marketing

Winston & Strawn LLP
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USA
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June 22 2010

The United States Soccer Federation, Inc ("U.S. Soccer") received a preliminary injunction against TSA Stores ("The Sports Authority") for trademark infringement and unfair competition

Pequignot v. Solo Cup Company, No. 2009-1547 (Fed. Cir. June 10, 2010)

Winston & Strawn LLP
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USA
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June 22 2010

Leaving expired patent number markings on products after the patents have expired, even knowingly, does not show a purpose of deceiving the public

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