STL on Litigation Websites

The Seattle Trademark Lawyer has a nice post on the impact of litigation websites on publicity and sales.

Technorati Tags: trademark, litigation, websites, PR, sales, wall street journal, OMS Investments v. TerraCycle, Autodesk Inc. v. Open Design Alliance, Moonstruck Chocolate Co. v. Moonray Espresso Corp.

DerbyBox.com gallops over Kentucky Derby

TicketNews.com reports that ticket broker DerbyBox.com did not violate the terms of its Consent Decree with Churchill Downs.

Amazon sues Alexaholic and the Web 2.0 community is not happy

Alex Graham has an excellent post about the trademark/IP dust up between Amazon's Alexa Internet and Ron Hornbaker, creator of the very popular alexaholic.com (now known as statsaholic.com).

Limited Stores sues Quiksilver for trademark infringement

Columbus, Ohio based Limited Stores, LLC sued Quiksilver, Inc. for trademark infringement over Quiksilver's use of "The Limited Collection" (link to Women's Wear Daily story).

Technorati Tags: trademark, infringement, litigation, clothing, Limited Stores, LimitedBrands, Quiksilver

BuySafe sues eBay

Auctionbytes reports that BuySafe sued eBay for trademark infringement over eBay's "buy safely" section on an individual item page. BuySAFE describes its solution as follows

buySAFE offers a unique solution to one of the biggest challenges that online shoppers face – knowing who to trust.

A buySAFE Seal on a merchant's Website or marketplace item listing indicates that the merchant has:

* passed the rigorous buySAFE Certification Process to ensure they are trustworthy and reliable;

* agreed to allow buySAFE to continuously monitor their performance in every transaction; and

* qualified to guarantee their transactions with a bond from buySAFE and its surety partners — Liberty Mutual, Travelers, and ACE USA.

Consumers who wish to make a purchase from buySAFE Merchants may visit buySAFE Shopping at http://www.buysafeshopping.com/, or may search for buySAFE Bonded Items on eBay, Overstock.com Auctions, TIAS.com, or select retail Websites. At any time, there are millions of Bonded Items for sale online.

eBay states that it uses the phrase "buy safely" in a descriptive manner.

Technorati Tags: trademark, infringement, litigation, ebay, buysafe, descriptive defense

The Glass Doctor prevails over The Windshield Doctor

Story here.