DotSucks has been stirring things up since at least 2015, when Fortune magazine called it “the most controversial domain name on the internet.” Back then, the company behind www.get.sucks, Vox Populi Registry Ltd., was making headlines for selling .sucks website ...

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Old South Apparel, LLC v. JEB Designs, Inc. (Lawyers Weekly No. 002-043-17, 8 pp.) (Terrence Boyle, J.) 5:17-cv-00280; E.D.N.C. Holding: After plaintiff and its t-shirt printer decided to switch to “inside tagged” shirts (using inside printing instead of nylon tags), ...

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Johnson & Morris, PLLC v. Abdelbaky & Boes, PLLC (Lawyers Weekly No. 020-093-17, 23 pp.) (Gregory McGuire, J.) 2017 NCBC 87 Holding: Plaintiff’s use of the word “Carolina” in the name of its pediatric dentistry practice is not entitled to ...

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U.S. District Judge Max Cogburn of Charlotte is no flake when it comes to biscuits. But Cogburn, who recently confessed to being something of a fast food connoisseur given all the time he spends commuting to and from court, might ...

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Ditch Witch of Charlotte, Inc. v. Bandit Industries (Lawyers Weekly No. 004-004-17, 20 pp.) (Graham Mullen, J.) 3:15-cv-00181; W.D.N.C. Holding: Even though, after the parties’ dealership agreement ended, plaintiff maintained a website address that included defendant’s name, since the content ...

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Baker v. Bowden (Lawyers Weekly No.020-080-16, 11 pp.) (Michael Robinson, J.) 2016 NCBC 85 Holding: Plaintiff has used his “THE LAWNMOWER MEDIC” mark in the area around Forsyth and Guilford counties since 1993, going as far east as Alamance County ...

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Johnson & Morris PLLC v. Abdelbaky & Boes, PLLC (Lawyers Weekly No. 020-071-16, 22 pp.) (Gregory McGuire, J.) 2016 NCBC 76 Holding: The name of plaintiff’s practice – Carolina Pediatric Dentistry – is descriptive, and plaintiff has not shown that ...

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Perdue Foods LLC v. BRF S.A. (Lawyers Weekly No. 001-033-16, 13 pp.) (Motz, J.) No. 14-2120, Feb. 19, 2016; USDC at Baltimore, Md. (Bredar, J.) 4th Cir. Holding: A Brazilian company, BRF, that sold chicken under the trademark “Perdix” did ...

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Ray Lackey Enterprises, Inc. v. Village Inn Lakeside, Inc. (Lawyers Weekly No. 020-012-16, 25 pp.) (Louis Bledsoe III, J.) 2016 NCBC 9 Holding: Defendants’ use of ’67 as the name of their pizza parlor evokes plaintiff’s common-law trademark phrase “Family ...

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FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Historic hotels and other beloved landmarks at Yosemite National Park will soon undergo a name change in a multi-million dollar tussle over who owns rights to the original names. The Ahwahnee, a luxurious stone and timber ...

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