Trademark

In October 2007, Lifetsyle Lift Holding, Inc. sued Justin Leonard and his company Leonard Fitness, Inc. for trademark infringement, trademark dilution, and false advertising. Leonard runs the forum website infomercialscams.com, which gives consumers the opportunity to voice their criticisms and defenses of various products and services, including...  read more »

In February 2000, Northland Insurance Companies (Northland) sued Patrick Blaylock in federal court in Minnesota, claiming trademark infringement, trademark...  read more »

Nemet Chevrolet and its owner Tom Nemet filed a lawsuit against ConsumerAffairs.com, a consumer ratings site run by former reporter James Hood, for publishing user complaints against his company. Nemet claims the postings published on the site constitute defamation, tortious interference with business expectations and violations of the...  read more »

On March 20, 2008, Deutsche Telekom, the parent company of T-Mobile, sent a letter to Weblogs, Inc., the company that runs Engadget, requesting that it stop using the color magenta in the logo for its Engadget Mobile news blog. The letter, which is ...  read more »

Wal-Mart filed counterclaims in a lawsuit against Charles Smith, asserting trademark and unfair competition claims under federal and...  read more »

On December 28, 2005 and again on February 1, 2006, Wal-Mart sent cease-and-desist letters to Charles Smith and CafePress asserting trademark and unfair competition claims. The letters came after Smith created a website using the domain name www.walocaust.com and started selling nazi-themed "Walocaust" merchandise through his account...  read more »

The Utah Lighthouse Ministry (UTLM), an organization that publishes information critically analyzing the history and doctrines of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS), sued Allen Wyatt, his company Discovery Computing, Inc. (DCI), the Foundation for Apologetic Information & Research (FAIR), and one of FAIR's directors, Scott...  read more »

Lifestyle Lift, Inc. owns the trademark "Lifestyle Lift" for use in connection with cosmetic and plastic surgery procedures. The company licenses this trademark to cosmetic and plastic surgery centers across the country, and doctors perform facelift procedures marketed to the public under the name "the Lifestyle Lift." In...  read more »

Eric Menhart is a lawyer who practices Internet law or "cyberlaw" in Washington, D.C. He is the principal attorney at a law firm called "CyberLaw P.C" and operates the blog Cyberlawg. Michael Grossman, a Chicago-based attorney, operated a blog entitled "CyberBlawg." Menhart sent Grossman a letter...  read more »

In January 2004, Whitney Information Network, Inc., a company that provides real estate training programs and seminars, and its CEO Russ Whitney sued Xcentric Ventures, LLC and its founder and managing member, Ed Magedson. Xcentric operates the Ripoff Report website, located at www.ripoffreport.com and ...  read more »