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Oregon Trademark Litigation Update – Chinook Asia v. Chaos Hats

02 Tuesday Jul 2013

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Chinook Asia, LLC v. Co-Gree Fashions Ltd., dba Chaos Hats

Defendant is alleged to be offering for sale and selling in commerce clothing bearing the Plaintiff’s registered trademark CHINOOK.

Stay tuned for updates.

Court Case Number: 0:13-cv-01099
File Date: Monday, July 01, 2013
Plaintiff: Chinook Asia, LLC
Plaintiff Counsel: Charles D. McClung, J. Peter Staples of Chernoff Vilhauer McClung & Stenzel, LLP
Defendant: Co-Gree Fashions Ltd., dba Chaos Hats
Cause: Federal Trademark Infringement, False Designation of Origin, Common Law Trademark Infringement, Unfair Competition
Court: District of Oregon
Judge: Unassigned

Oregon Copyright Litigation Update – Random Lengths Publications v. Bridgewell Resources

27 Thursday Jun 2013

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Random Lengths Publications, Inc. v. Bridgewell Resources LLC

This copyright lawsuit involves two Oregon companies. Defendant is alleged to have distributed unauthorized copies of one or more Plaintiff’s “Reports” by retransmitting one or more of the Reports subscribed to at a licensed Tigard location to third parties and/or unlicensed locations.

Stay tuned for updates.

Court Case Number: 3:13-cv-01077-HU
File Date: Wednesday, June 26, 2013
Plaintiff: Random Lengths Publications, Inc.
Plaintiff Counsel: J. Peter Staples, Susan D. Pitchford of Chernoff Vilhauer LLP
Defendant: Bridgewell Resources LLC
Cause: Copyright Infringement, Breach of Contract
Court: District of Oregon
Judge: Magistrate Judge Dennis J. Hubel

Oregon Trademark Litigation Update – Calista Enterprises v. Tenza Trading

25 Tuesday Jun 2013

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This case involves pornography websites that have the term “porn tube” in their domain name. Plaintiff is a Seychelles company. Defendant is a Cyprus company. So of course the lawsuit lands in Oregon. Expect jurisdictional challenges before this case ever gets to the merits of the alleged “reverse domain name hijacking.”

Court Case Number: 3:13-cv-01045-SI
File Date: Friday, June 21, 2013
Plaintiff: Calista Enterprises Ltd.
Plaintiff Counsel: Thomas Freedman, Jr. of Pearl Law LLC
Defendant: Tenza Trading Ltd.
Cause: Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act, Declaration of Non-Infringement of Trademark, Declaration of No Unfair Competition, Cancellation of Trademark Registration
Court: District of Oregon
Judge: Judge Michael H. Simon

Oregon Trademark Litigation Update – Repar Corporation v. Willowood USA

25 Tuesday Jun 2013

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Here’s an interesting case…breach of a noncompete, trade secrets, trademark infringement, pesticides and even the EPA.

Court Case Number: 6:13-cv-01043-AA
File Date: Thursday, June 20, 2013
Plaintiff: Repar Corporation
Plaintiff Counsel: Jeff S. Pitzer, Bryan S. Geon of Pitzer Law
Defendant: Willowood USA, LLC, Brian Heinze
Cause: Breach of Express Contract, Breach of Implied-in-Fact Contract, Quasi-Contract/Unjust Enrichment, Misappropriation of Trade Secrets, Federal Trademark Infringement, Federal Unfair Competition, Common Law Trademark Infringement and Unfair Competition
Court: District of Oregon
Judge: Chief Judge Ann L. Aiken

Oregon Copyright Litigation Update – EGO Originals v. Chico’s FAS

14 Friday Jun 2013

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EGO Originals, Inc. v. Chico’s FAS, Inc.

Court Case Number: 6:13-cv-00986-TC
File Date: Thursday, June 13, 2013
Plaintiff: EGO Originals, Inc.
Plaintiff Counsel: Leonard D DuBoff of The DuBoff Law Group, LLC
Defendant: Chico’s FAS, Inc.
Cause: Copyright Infringement
Court: District of Oregon
Judge: Magistrate Judge Thomas M. Coffin

Oregon Copyright Litigation Update – Voltage Pictures v. Doe Adult Son

23 Thursday May 2013

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Voltage Pictures, LLC v. Doe Adult Son

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

 

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Oregon Trademark Litigation Update – Slep-Tone Entertainment Corporation v. Shea Family Corp.

22 Wednesday May 2013

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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.

Slep-Tone Entertainment Corporation v. Shea Family Corp.

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

Oregon Copyright Litigation Update – Voltage Pictures v. Jim Choi

22 Wednesday May 2013

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Voltage Pictures, LLC v. Jim Choi

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

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Crave Bake Shop Changes Name, Settles Trademark Lawsuit

21 Tuesday May 2013

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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.”

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Oregon Copyright Litigation Update – Voltage Pictures v. Doe IP 76.115.46.230

20 Monday May 2013

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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.]

Voltage Pictures, LLC v. Doe IP 76.115.46.230

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

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