In Fifty-Six Hope Road Music, Ltd. et al. v. A.V.E.L.A., Inc. et al., Case No. 12-17502, Feb. 20, 2015 (9th Cir.) the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals found that the district court did not err in denying defendant’s motion for judgment as a matter of law on plaintiff’s Lanham Act … [Read more...] about False Endorsement Under the Lanham Act – Unauthorized Use of Bob Marley Image
Defendant’s Untimely Preclusion Affirmative Defenses Not Special Enough for A Court To Hold A Sua Sponte Hearing
The Fourth Circuit federal appeals court vacated a trial court’s holding, finding that the defendant had waived its preclusion defenses by failing to raise them in a timely manner and that the trial court erred in considering the preclusion defenses sua sponte. Georgia Pacific … [Read more...] about Defendant’s Untimely Preclusion Affirmative Defenses Not Special Enough for A Court To Hold A Sua Sponte Hearing