Man & Machine, Inc. v. Apple, Inc. et al
Plaintiff Man & Machine, Inc. alleged that Defendants Apple, Inc.'s use and proposed continued use of the trademark MIGHTY MOUSE violates Plaintiff's rights in its own MIGHTY MOUSE trademark. Plaintiff also alleged that any license to use the MIGHTY MOUSE trademark Apple purports to have received from Defendants CBS Corporation and CBS Operations, Inc. is invalid due to Plaintiff's preexisting, superior rights to use of the MIGHTY MOUSE trademark in connection with computer mouses.
| Plaintiff: | Man & Machine, Inc. |
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| Defendant: | Apple, Inc., CBS Corporation and CBS Operations Inc. |
| Case Number: | 8:2008cv02453 |
| Filed: | September 18, 2008 |
| Court: | Maryland District Court |
| Office: | Trademark Office [ Court Info ] |
| County: | Prince George's |
| Presiding Judge: | Judge Alexander Williams Jr. |
| Nature of Suit: | Intellectual Property - Trademark |
| Cause: | Federal Question |
| Jurisdiction: | Federal Question |
| Jury Demanded By: | 15:44 Trademark Infringement |
| Date Filed | # | Docket Text |
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| September 18, 2008 | 1 | COMPLAINT against Apple, Inc., CBS Corporation, CBS Operations Inc.( Filing fee $ 350 receipt number 04160000000001851970.), filed by Man & Machine, Inc. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A -- M&M PTO Record, # 2 Exhibit B -- Apple MIGHTY MOUSE Mouse, # 3 Exhibit C -- Apple Debuts Wireless Mighty Mouse and Apple trademark list)(von Vorys, Eric) Modified on 9/19/2008 (raf, Deputy Clerk). (Entered: September 18, 2008) |
| September 18, 2008 | Jury Trial Demand by Man & Machine, Inc.. (raf, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: September 19, 2008) | |
| September 19, 2008 | Case reassigned to Judge Alexander Williams, Jr. Judge Richard D Bennett no longer assigned to the case. (cags, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: September 19, 2008) | |
| September 19, 2008 | 2 | Correspondence mailed to the Director of the US Patent and Trademark Office. (raf, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: September 19, 2008) |
| September 19, 2008 | Deficiency Notice -- Man & Machine, Inc. Your Local Rule 103.3 disclosure statement has not been filed. The Statement must be filed by 9/30/2008 (raf, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 09/19/2008) | |
| September 19, 2008 | 3 | NOTICE by Man & Machine, Inc. Cover Sheet (von Vorys, Eric) (Entered: September 19, 2008) |
| September 19, 2008 | 4 | NOTICE by Man & Machine, Inc. Summonses (von Vorys, Eric) (Entered: September 19, 2008) |
| September 19, 2008 | 5 | Summons Issued 20 days as to Apple, Inc., CBS Corporation, CBS Operations Inc.. (raf, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: September 19, 2008) |
Docket Report Last Checked: September 19, 2008 09:36:11 PDT
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| Plaintiff: Man & Machine, Inc. | |
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| Represented By: Eric John von Vorys | |
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