Illinois Tamale Company, Inc. v. LC Trademarks, Inc. et al was a case that originated in the Eastern District of Illinois before being appealed to the Seventh Circuit. Illinois Tamale Company (d/b/a “IlTaco”) brought claims against Little Caesars under the Lanham Act for trademark infringement and false designation of origin, in addition to Illinois state…
Athos Overseas Limited Corp. v. YouTube, Inc. et al. was a case from the Eleventh Circuit originating from the Southern District of Florida in which Athos Overseas (“Athos”) alleged copyright infringement against YouTube based on the unauthorized posting of its copyrighted material. Following discovery, Athos filed a motion for partial summary judgment and YouTube filed…
Box Company of America, LLC v. William V.Bostick was a case in North Carolina state court concerning a noncompete clause that the defendant claimed was overly broad. Bostick was an employee of CorTek for 13 years before it was purchased by Box Company of America (“Box”). The asset purchase agreement covered all assets of the…
Cloobeck v. Antonio R. Villaraigosa, et al. was an attempt to apply the Lanham Act in a political setting rather than a commercial one. Stephen Cloobeck and Antonio Villaraigosa were both running for governor in California (Cloobeck has since dropped out) before Cloobeck sued Villaraigosa for trademark infringement and unfair competition under the Lanham Act.…