Recent Posts in Litigation Category
Posted on May 10, 2012 By Grimes & Battersby
As reported by Reuters , legendary hip-hop and rap artists "The Beastie Boys" were recently sued in federal court in New York by TufAmerica, Inc., the purported exclusive licensee of ...
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Posted on May 10, 2012 By Grimes & Battersby
On the heels of our post concerning luxury jean designer True Religion's anti-counterfeiting strategy , U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced that its Homeland Security ...
Continue reading "The Best Defense Is A Good Offense: Raid At Baltimore Flea Market Highlights Necessity for Diligent, Proactive Anti-Counterfeiting Methods" »
Posted on Apr 30, 2012 By Grimes & Battersby
The Los Angeles Times reported that luxury jeans designer and manufacturer, True Religion, won an $864 million judgment against 282 websites reportedly selling fake True Religion products from China ...
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Posted on Apr 25, 2012 By Grimes & Battersby
A California-based band by the same name has filed a lawsuit against popular United Kingdom boy band One Direction . In a complaint filed in the United States District Court for the Central District ...
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Posted on Jan 31, 2012 By Grimes & Battersby
Rude Music, Inc. filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois yesterday claiming that presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich, Newt 2012, Inc. and the American ...
Continue reading "Hot Off The Presses: Newt Gingrich Is Sued For Copyright Infringement Over Playing Of "Eye Of The Tiger" Song Recording" »
Posted on Jan 24, 2012 By Grimes & Battersby
Electronic Arts, developers of a variety of hugely successful and popular video games including The Sims and Madden NFL , filed a federal action in the Northern District of California on January 6, ...
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