It looks like we’re all going to have to wait a little while longer to purchase our Rachael Ray lasers. At the very least, we’re not going to be able to order them online any time soon.
Cybersquatting is a practice as old as the Internet. It generally involves one party, the squatter, using the trademark [...]

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Rapper and entertainment mogul Jay-Z sued Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz in federal court in New York on Thursday for naming his Dominican Republic nightclub “Forty Forty.” The rapper claims that Ortiz intended to trade on the fame of Jay-Z’s “40/40″ clubs in cities including New York, Las Vegas, and Atlantic City, and that [...]

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Early last month, outdoor apparel manufacturer the North Face sued college freshman Jimmy Winkelmann and his company, the South Butt, for selling a line of clothing that parodies that of the North Face. Winkelmann sells t-shirts, fleeces, and hats — many of which closely resemble the t-shirts, fleeces, and hats sold by the North Face [...]

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Last week, San Diego Charger Shawne Merriman filed a lawsuit against reality television personality Tila Tequila. The filing was the latest move in an ongoing battle between the two which started in September of this year. The battle began with Tequila accusing Merriman of choking her after an alleged dispute between the two at Merriman’s [...]

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