Posts Tagged: tarnishment
Disney Slams Characters for Hire for Tarnishing the Disney Image
One of the interesting theories posed by the case is Character for Hire’s claimed right to use Disney characters, which derive from Norse mythology or centuries-old …
Characters for Hire cite to Naked Cowboy in fighting Disney’s claims of copyright, trademark infringement
Characters for Hire also argued that the trademark infringement claims lacked the essential element of confusion. Citing to Naked Cowboy v. CBS, a case decided in Southern …
U.S. v. Alvarez: Trademark Dilution and the First Amendment
Earlier this week, the United States Supreme Court handed down its opinion on the Stolen Valor Act (18 U.S.C. §§704). This poor little First Amendment case has …
Trademark Tarnishment: Trademark Law’s Dirty Little Secret
Dilution by blurring slowly whittles away at a trademark's distinctiveness whereas dilution by tarnishment is an attack on the reputation and positive image of a mark. Here’…
IHOP v. IHOP: House of Pancakes Sues House of Prayer
On September 3, 2010, IHOP IP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, the owner of various IHOP registered trademarks in the United States, sued the International House of Prayer …
