23 Thursday May 2013
Posted in Copyright, District of Oregon, Intellectual Property, Litigation, Oregon
Court Case Number: 3:13-cv-00867-SI
File Date: Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Plaintiff: Voltage Pictures, LLC
Plaintiff Counsel: Carl D. Crowell, Jonathan T. van Heel of Crowell Law
Defendant: Doe Adult Son
Cause: Copyright Infringement
Court: Oregon District Court
Judge: Judge Michael H. Simon
See other Oregon Download Cases.
22 Wednesday May 2013
Posted in District of Oregon, Intellectual Property, Litigation, Oregon, Trademark
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Common Law Passing Off, ORS 20.080 and 20.082, Thomas M. Coffin, Trademark Infringement, Unfair Competition
This is related to the Slep-Tone v. Denny’s lawsuit filed 1/11/13. Defendant is this case, Shea Family Corp, requested to be severed from the original lawsuit.
Court Case Number: 6:13-cv-00862-TC
File Date: Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Plaintiff: Slep-Tone Entertainment Corporation
Plaintiff Counsel: Carl D. Crowell, Jonathan T. van Heel of Crowell Law
Defendant: Shea Family Corp.
Cause: Trademark Infringement, Unfair Competition, Common Law Passing Off, ORS 20.080 and 20.082
Court: Oregon District Court
Judge: Magistrate Judge Thomas M. Coffin
22 Wednesday May 2013
Posted in Copyright, District of Oregon, Intellectual Property, Litigation, Oregon
Court Case Number: 3:13-cv-00855-MO
File Date: Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Plaintiff: Voltage Pictures, LLC
Plaintiff Counsel: Carl D. Crowell, Jonathan T. van Heel of Crowell Law
Defendant: Jim Choi
Cause: Copyright Infringement
Court: Oregon District Court
Judge: Judge Michael W. Mosman
See other Oregon Download Cases.
21 Tuesday May 2013
Posted in Copyright, District of Oregon, Intellectual Property, Litigation, Portland
Two months ago, Lake Oswego-based Crave Bake Shop filed a Declaratory Judgment of Non-Infringement action to preserve the right to use the “Crave” trademark in connection with gluten-free baked goods. A settlement has apparently been reached with San Francisco-based Crave bakery and Crave Bake Shop will now become Kyra’s Bake Shop.
More information, including background on the parties, is available from the Portland Tribune. While the terms of the settlement are undisclosed, Kyra Bussanich, owner of Crave Bake Shop, provides some insight into her future naming plans.
“The new name will start transitioning this summer…With my cookbook about to be released and our new line of dry mixes and the expansion plans on the horizon, I want to funnel all the goodwill I have built up to be associated with my new Kyra’s Bake Shop name as I move forward. Of course, I will retain the trademark on Crave Bake Shop and the website until people are used to KBS.”
Notice of Dismissal:
20 Monday May 2013
Posted in Copyright, District of Oregon, Intellectual Property, Litigation, Oregon
Apparently undaunted by the previous mass dismissals, Voltage Pictures has moved forward with their BitTorrent litigation strategy by filing a copyright infringement action against a single IP address. I’m reluctant to forecast Voltage Pictures’ next move, but I suspect this is a test case that, if financially successful, will result in hundreds of individual filings.
[Update: A commenter has informed that the Defendant in this case was one of the first to respond with a Motion to Quash in one of the original Voltage Pictures cases, 3:13-cv-00295-AC. The Defendant, represented by Swider Medeiros Haver LLP, was released from that case as a part of the mass dismissals undertaken last week by Judge Aiken.]
Court Case Number: 3:13-cv-00836-BR
File Date: Friday, May 17, 2013
Plaintiff: Voltage Pictures, LLC
Plaintiff Counsel: Carl D. Crowell, Jonathan T. van Heel of Crowell Law
Defendant: Doe IP 76.115.46.230
Cause: Copyright Infringement
Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon
Judge: Judge Anna J. Brown
See other Oregon Download Cases.
13 Monday May 2013
Posted in Copyright, District of Oregon, Intellectual Property, Litigation, Portland
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Ann L. Aiken, BitTorrent, Contributory Infringement, Copyright Infringement, Indirect Infringement of Copyright
For all but the one unlucky individual designated as Doe #1 in each case, the Voltage Pictures BitTorrent download cases have been dismissed. Voltage Pictures is permitted to refile against each of the defendants individually, but will now be required to pay the $400 court filing fee for each defendant rather than one lump payment. The Oregonian does some nice reporting on the dismissal.
Here is the full Order of Dismissal. It’s worth a read.
It’s doubtful that this is the last Oregon will see of these BitTorrent cases so stay tuned for updates.
12 Sunday May 2013
Posted in Intellectual Property, Litigation, Trademark
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False Designation of Origin, Trademark Counterfeiting, Trademark Cybersquatting, Trademark Infringement, Unfair Competition
Oregon Brewing Co., otherwise known as Rogue Ales, has sued a D.C. restaurant, Rogue 24, for trademark infringement, trademark counterfeiting and trademark cyber-squatting, among other claims.
The Washington Times has more information about the parties and the Complaint is below. Stay tuned for updates.
07 Tuesday May 2013
Posted in District of Oregon, Intellectual Property, Litigation, Oregon, Trademark
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Breach of Contract, Declaratory Relief, Litigation Update, Paul Papak, Trademark Infringement, Unfair Competition
Despite the termination of a distributorship license, Defendant allegedly continues to market itself as the exclusive United States importer and distributor of Netherlands-based Technivorm’s Moccamaster coffee makers on the internet. This case was transferred from the Northern District of Illinois.
Court Case Number: 3:13-cv-00762-PK
File Date: Monday, May 06, 2013
Plaintiff: Technivorm, B.V.
Plaintiff Counsel: Todd Alan Holleman of Miller, Canfield, Paddock And Stone, PLC
Defendant: Boyd Coffee Company, Boyd Coffee Distribution Company
Cause: Trademark Infringement, Breach of Conract, Unfair Competition, Declaratory Relief
Court: Oregon District Court
Judge: Magistrate Judge Paul Papak
05 Sunday May 2013
Posted in Legislation, Portland
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On November 6, 2012, Portland voters passed the Arts Education and Access Income Tax (Arts Tax). This new income tax will fund Portland school teachers and art focused non-profit organizations in Portland.
Each Portland resident, age 18 and older, must file either:
If due, the Arts Tax is $35 per person. The Arts Tax Exemption applies if the combined household income, including social security and other nontaxable income, is at or below the federal poverty level. If the Household Exemption does not apply, you must file an Arts Tax Return.
Due date is May 15, 2013. More info available here.
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