"False Designation of Origin" tagged Cases and Lawsuits
| Case | Case Filed | Last Document |
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| Jones Day v. BlockShopper.com et al | August 12, 2008 | February 24, 2009 |
| Plaintiff Jones Day alleged that Defendants BlockShopper.com, Brian Timpone and Edward Weinhaus used Jones Day marks, links to the Jones Day web site and used proprietary information from the Jones Day web site to create the false impression that Jones Day is affiliated and/or approved, sponsored or endorsed the business conducted by the Defendants. |
| Microsoft Corporation v. Griffin IT Media, Inc. | February 27, 2009 | |
| Plaintiff Microsoft Corporation alleged that Defendant Griffin IT Media, Inc. infringed on Plaintiff's trade and service marks by registering Internet domain names that are identical or confusingly similar to Microsoft's trademarks and service marks, and by using those domain names in bad faith to profit from Microsoft's marks.
Defendant's allegedly infringing domain names: hotmailprofile.com; teamhalo.com; x360live.com; xboxclan.com; xboxemulation.com; xboxheaven.com; xboxinsider.com; xboxmodding.com; xboxsale.com; xboxserver.com; sboxservice.com |
| Microsoft Corporation v. Instaclick, Inc. et al | February 27, 2009 | |
| Plaintiff Microsoft Corporation alleged that Defendants Instaclick, Inc. and Dan Traina infringed Microsoft's trade and service marks by registering Internet domain names that are identical or confusingly similar to Microsoft's trademarks and services marks, and by using those domain names in bad faith to profit from Microsoft's marks. |
| Yahoo! Inc. v. XYZ Companies et al | May 16, 2008 | |
| Plaintiff Yahoo! alleges that defendants disseminated mass electronic mail messages claiming that the recipient had won a lottery, prize or other award from Yahoo! Defendants then allegedly lured recipients into sending personal information to them, which was used to access bank accounts and credit cards, apply for credit cards or loans, and create fraudulent identification documents. Defendants also duped the recipients into sending them money for processing and mailing charges. |
| Sprinkles Cupcakes, Inc. v. Halpenny et al | February 8, 2008 | |
| Plaintiff Sprinkles Cupcakes, Inc. alleged that Defendants Elizabeth Halpenny and Ali Loewenstein d/b/a SprinkleSprinkle infringed on Plaintiff's Sprinkles Marks. |
| Lucky Break Wishbone Corporation v. Sears Roebuck and Co et al | March 7, 2006 | |
| Lucky Break Wishbone Corporation v. Hot Ideas International Inc | December 21, 2005 | |
