J. Michael Keyes is an intellectual property attorney with extensive trial and litigation experience in cases involving trademarks, copyrights, unfair competition and false advertising. He has tried several cases in federal courts across the United States. LinkedIn | Twitter @JMichaelKeyes
A little over 30 years ago, Bruce Springsteen unleashed “Born in the USA”–the rock anthem about disaffected Vietnam veterans struggling as they returned home. Today, clothing manufacturers and their resellers riffing on that “U.S.A. theme” have unleashed something quite different: class action lawsuits spurred by continue reading...
As we enter the Thanksgiving and holiday season this year, it is particularly apropos to ponder the following question: Is the TTAB going nuts? Congress tells us that the PTO cannot register trademarks that are scandalous or immoral due to Section 2(a) of the Lanham continue reading...
In a recent post on TheTMCA.com, we discussed how a California court held that the phrase “artfully crafted” was not a false or misleading description of the popular Blue Moon microbrew. It turns out that a federal court in the Buckeye State dealt a swift continue reading...
The popular music app company Pandora Media Inc. has opened quite a musical box. It has been in litigation over what are known and loved as the “oldies.” Various record labels such as Capitol Records and Sony Music sued Pandora in New York on April 17, continue reading...
If one takes as true the allegations in recent federal court false advertising complaints, then consumers are being duped at every turn by any number of corporate capers. “Crafty” beer manufacturers, purveyors of “all natural” products, and peddlers of misnamed coffee products are just a continue reading...
On the eve of Halloween, NFL wide receiver Pierre Garçon dished up quite a treat for FanDuel, the beleaguered fantasy sports company. Garçon, on behalf of himself and other similarly-situated NFL football players, sued FanDuel in Maryland federal court claiming the fantasy sports company is continue reading...
In trademark and advertising disputes, one question frequently rises to the top of the discussion between counsel and client: “Do we need a consumer survey?” Because well-designed surveys can act as proxies for what is happening in the marketplace among relevant consumers, many courts and continue reading...
In a surprise move, a panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals withdrew its earlier decision in Multi Time Machine, Inc. v. Amazon.com and issued a new opinion holding that the online behemoth is not liable to specialty watch maker Multi Time Machine, Inc. (“MTM”) for trademark continue reading...
In a closely-watched dispute stretching back to 2007, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals handed down an important copyright “fair use” decision in Lenz v. Universal. It all began in 2007 when a woman known as Ms. Stephanie Lenz was inspired by her toddler continue reading...
Google’s quest to assemble an enormous digital library of books got a big boost from the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals in Authors Guild v. Google, Inc. The key issue in this longstanding legal battle was whether Google could scan the works still under copyright and make continue reading...
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