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Ledo Pizza settles trademark lawsuit with Postmates
Ledo Pizza has reached an undisclosed settlement in a trademark lawsuit against food delivery service Postmates. Postmates allows consumers to use a website or mobile phone application to order products […]
Federal jury returns $1.2M verdict against Baltimore Co. firm in copyright case
A federal jury returned a $1.2 million verdict last week against a Glen Arm-based company that used a competitor’s copyrighted photographs in its marketing materials without permission. The photographs used by Exterior […]
Supreme Court to hear Internet TV fee-fight
The Supreme Court will decide whether a startup company can offer live television broadcasts over the Internet without paying fees to broadcasters.
Jury set to decide how much Samsung owes Apple
SAN JOSE, Calif. — A Silicon Valley jury asked a judge for calculators Tuesday to help it determine how much Samsung Electronics owes Apple for copying key features of the […]
Rogue: American Rogue is just a scoundrel
The website for Odenton-based Celtic band The American Rogues notes the group has recorded nine albums and two DVDs and played for fans all over the world to critical acclaim during its nearly two decades of making music. There’s just one problem, according to a lawsuit filed last week: None of it is true.
‘Fuvista’ CEO gets out of jail, but not for free
After spending two weeks in jail in three states and two countries, Creative Pipe Inc. CEO Mark T. Pappas was given a conditional release on Friday after wiring $120,000 from his corporate account to pay down earlier civil sanctions against him.
Infringer hauled back from Belize to face civil contempt charges
After years of destroying evidence and ignoring court orders in a copyright and trademark infringement lawsuit, Mark T. Pappas, CEO of Creative Pipe Inc., was arrested at his beachfront condo in Central America ...
German court tosses Apple design claim against Motorola
BERLIN — A German court has dismissed an Apple lawsuit seeking to ban the sale of Motorola’s Xoom tablet computer throughout the European Union. In its case, Apple Inc claimed […]
Protecting what is yours
A few weeks ago, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously ruled that language software maker Rosetta Stone could proceed with its lawsuit against Google over whether an Internet […]
Under Armour sues Energy Armor for infringement, cybersquatting
Under Armour Inc. is suing Energy Armor, a Florida company that makes silicone bracelets imbued with “negative ions,” accusing it of trademark infringement and cybersquatting. Baltimore-based Under Armour filed the […]
N.Y. judge rejects French shoe maker’s ‘red’ claims
NEW YORK — In a court case that has all sides seeing red, a judge said Wednesday that a French maker of luxury shoes worn by stars such as Sarah […]
Baltimore man sentenced for selling counterfeit items
Federal authorities say a Baltimore man has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for selling counterfeit items purportedly made by Louis Vuitton, Prada, Nike and others. Forty-seven-year-old Marvin Johnson […]
