The Trademark Blog:- Applicant sells KHORAN wine - KHORAN apparently is the Armenian word for ALTAR. Examiner doesn't reject of descriptiveness but on Section 2(a) disparagement - as the Koran prohibits alcohol, Muslims will be disparaged by registration of the mark. TTABlog summarizes and links to the Board decision upholding the refusal.

LawInfo Weblog:- One more suit has been filed as a result of the February plant explosion at Kleen Energy in Middletown, Connecticut. Seven carpenters and four of their spouses have filed suit against Kleen Energy Systems, O&G Industries and Keystone Construction & Maintenance Services for the injuries sustained from blast. Of the seven plaintiffs on the scene that day, [...]

LawInfo Weblog:- After Tuesday’s highly publicized runaway Prius in San Diego, who knew we’d see another related incident so soon? This time, it’s in New York. In San Diego, California Highway Patrol officers were needed to slow down a runaway Prius on the Interstate. Tuesday’s runaway Prius incident was allegedly caused by the same unintended acceleration problem that’s been plaguing the auto-maker and was [...]

The Trademark Blog:- 5 Possible Reasons Why Lindsay Lohan Filed That Talking-Baby Lawsuit. I'm going with numbers 1 (she believes she can win); and (4) she gets publicity (note how we're talking about her). Also add number (6): people will be less likely to use her persona without authorization.

Brain Injury Lawyer:- This year, 1.4 million people will sustain a traumatic brain injury. This number exceeds the number of breast cancer, HIV, multiple sclerosis, and spinal cord injuries combined. Additionally, in recent years, traumatic brain injuries have emerged as the "signature injury" of the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan with as many as 20% of soldiers sustaining brain injuries. Brain injuries remain a leading cause of death and disability in both children and adults.   The TBI Act, which was originally passed in 1996 and reauthorized in 2008, is the only federal law that specifically addresses the needs of the growing population of brain injury survivors. The programs authorized under the TBI Act provide public awareness and education through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and State TBI care capacity-building and protection, legal, referral, and advocacy services at the Health Resources and Services Administration.  Furthermore, the TBI Model...

LawInfo Weblog:- In the wake of the brutal Orlando SeaWorld whale attack, the lawsuits have begun.  But this lawsuit is not a suit against SeaWorld.  Rather, it’s a suit to prevent the release of the video of the horrific incident, where veteran whale trainer, Dawn Brancheau, was dragged into the pool and killed by the very whale [...]

Brain Injury Lawyer:- The Family Support Program at the Brain Injury Association of New Jersey has expanded its services due to additional funding from the New Jersey Department of Human Services, Division of Developmental Disabilities.  This program provides free care coordination services for people who have sustained an acquired brain injury before the age of 22 and for their families.  If you would like to learn more about this program, please contact Judi Weinberger, Director of Family Support, at (732) 745-0200 or jweinberger@bianj.org.

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LawInfo Weblog:- You can add Prius to the list of Toyota’s problem cars. Apparently, the Prius may now have also fallen victim to unintended acceleration problems.  According to the California Highway Patrol, a Toyota Prius owned by James Sikes of San Diego  was headed eastbound on I-8 near San Diego on Monday, when the accelerator became stuck and [...]

LawInfo Weblog:- The U.S. Supreme Court will review protesters’ anti-gay message at military funerals and whether it is protected by the First Amendment. According to the Associated Press, the high court will hear an appeal father of 

LawInfo Weblog:- Toyota won’t go down without a fight, despite allegations of am electronic throttle issue causing unintended acceleration in several of their vehicles.  In many of the previous blog posts, we’ve discussed the allegations against Toyota, including the one involving a potential electrical problem in Toyota’s electronic throttle system.  Essentially, some researchers have claimed that the current Toyota sudden acceleration [...]

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LawInfo Weblog:- A lawsuit has been filed for occupational injuries sustained by the survivor of a deadly New Mexico oil refinery explosion which occurred earlier this month. The welding accident caused the death of two men in the city of Artesia, New Mexico on March 2, when a tar tank exploded at the Artesia facility, shortly after lunch. According to authorities, warning [...]

Brain Injury Lawyer:- I was very pleased to learn that I have been re-elected to serve on the Board of Governors of the International Brain Injury Association.  IBIA is an international organization of professionals dedicated to work to improve outcomes and opportunities for persons with brain injury. Below is a complete list of the 2010 Board of Governors:

The Trademark Blog:- Laughing in the face of death, Heart Attack Grill sues Heart Stoppers (both are burger restaurant) for infringing use of 'high caloric food, medically themed' burger. Both places offer quadruple burgers, have wait-staff wearing nurses uniforms, etc. Both places allow people over 350 to eat free. Heart Attack Grill seems to have only one location (iin Arizona) and defendant seems to be only in Florida, so there may be a question as to whether there is trans-fat in the dawn donuts.

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LawInfo Weblog:- Limo drivers, bakers, florists, photographers, all the local bridal services vendors, not to mention brides in the Boston area, had been buzzing for weeks over the major bridal show, “The Boston 411 Bridal & Home Show 2010,” that was supposed to begin on Friday, March 5. “Supposed to” are the operative words here, because after months of tweets, [...]

LawInfo Weblog:- For those who remember the disturbing 9-1-1 call, where listeners heard the final moments of four passengers in a runaway Lexus car crash, the families have begun their quest for vindication — in the form of a wrongful death lawsuit. And although the wrongful death lawsuit might never repair all the damage allegedly caused by Toyota, nor will [...]

LawInfo Weblog:- By:  LINDSEY O’NEILL, ESQ. Have you been the victim of a scam? Getting bills for things you didn’t buy?  Did someone steal your identity?  Wire someone money and think you’ve been scammed?  Did a business fail to deliver on its promises?  You can file a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission – the nation’s consumer agency.   The FTC has [...]

LawInfo Weblog:- A wrongful death lawsuit was filed last week in Texas state court against Hillary Rodham Clinton for a 2008 accident involving her motorcade in Dallas while a presidential candidate. The family of the motorcycle driver is now suing Secretary of State Clinton, alleging that the motorcycle driver was not properly trained when he took to the road [...]

Brain Injury Lawyer:- Just a reminder that The Brain Injury Association of New Jersey will host its 2010 Annual Gala on Tuesday March 9, 2010 at the Hanover Marriott in Whippany, New Jersey. The Gala will celebrate the Brain Injury Association of New Jersey’s 25 years of service and dedication to the brain injury community and will honor individuals who have made significant contributions to advancing the quality of life in New Jersey throughout the past 25 years. For additional information on the event and the honorees, please visit the Brain Injury Association of New Jersey’s website.  

LawInfo Weblog:- Consuming some fish oil supplements might not be as good for your health as you initially would think. A group of environmental advocates, led by Mateel Environmental Justice Foundation, filed a consumer protection lawsuit on Monday, looking to force manufacturers of fish oil to warn consumers. As reported by the San Jose Mercury News, the subject of [...]

LawInfo Weblog:- We knew Toyota had personal injury lawsuits stacking up but now, are they responsible for a wrongful conviction?  A 29 year old refugee from Laos might be in jail because Toyota hid its product defects from the public. If this information had anything to do with sudden acceleration in 1996 Toyota Camrys, then Toyota could [...]

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The Trademark Blog:- Law Firm reprented Plaintiff in a prior trademark litigation. Plaintiff sues Defendant, one of Law Firm's other clients, and Law Firm is retained to represent Defendant. Plaintiff moves to disqualify Law Firm arguing that either (1) Law Firm concurrently represents Plaintiff as a result of the prior litigation; or (2) this suit is substantially related to the prior litigation and Law Firm obtained confidential information about Plaintiff relevant to the current litigation.

LawInfo Weblog:- The Toyota Congressional hearing findings may start affecting the way all new cars are manufactured in the United States. U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said Tuesday that the agency might start recommending that all new vehicles sold in the United States be equipped with a brake override system that would prevent unintended acceleration.  These recommendations come in [...]

LawInfo Weblog:- The hot food lawsuit, will it ever go away? As a result of this type of regularly re-occurring litigation, the nation is sharply divided: do people just need use their heads about handling hot food, or on the other side of this fried divide, do restaurants really need to serve food at a temperature that would cause third [...]

LawInfo Weblog:- As previously discussed on this blog, in late February, the Senate Finance Committee released a 334 page report taking both the FDA and pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline to task for what it found to be an unacceptable risk of heart attack linked to use of the drug Avandia, a medication used to treat diabetes. On the [...]

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The Trademark Blog:- I'm still shuddering. I was supposed to appear on Fox Business Live (a streaming version of Fox Business) to discuss the IP aspects of Google's dispute with China. Then this morphed into 'the IP aspects of Secy of State Clinton's Internet Freedom speech' (which was a very good speech even though there was little to do with IP). Then we're live on the air and the anchor asks me about the Bank of China lowering interest rates. As I launch into it, I'm thinking "did he just ask me about interest rates?" To my credit, I did not allow the question to affect my answer. And I was able to work in the line "I can get you a Chinese Trademark Application from my computer in New York." I should have offered a special Fox Business viewer discount. Call now. And I have some thoughts on IP protection in China, unused.

Brain Injury Lawyer:- The Brain Injury Association of New Jersey will hold its Annual Brain Injury Awareness Day Monday, March 8, 2010 at the State House in Trenton, New Jersey. A tentative schedule of events for the day is listed below:

LawInfo Weblog:- Did you ever think, I wonder what it is exactly that a forensic meteorologist does? Today, that question will be answered. Thanks to reporting by the New York Daily News, we now know just what it is that Albany, New York based forensic meteorologist Howard Altschule does all day. The former forecaster and TV weather man is [...]

LawInfo Weblog:- The latest news in the Toyota investigation? Alleged hidden documents and Toyota’s secret “Books of Knowledge.” Toyota Motor Corp has allegedly withheld internal company documents in past court cases –documents which if hidden, could have been extremely incriminating for the automotive giant.  According to the Chairman of a U.S. House committee investigating the motor company, Toyota [...]

LawInfo Weblog:- The initial findings of a little known federal agency, the U.S. Chemical Safety Board, were released yesterday regarding the gas explosion in Middletown, Connecticut, on February 7, 2010. According to a comprehensive report by the Hartford Courant, the Chemical Safety Board found 400,000 cubic feet of gas was released into the air in a tight area [...]

LawInfo Weblog:- In the midst of the fatal accident on Wednesday at Orlando SeaWorld, one begs to ask: how often do theme parks get sued?  The question comes in light of the horrific events on Wednesday, where a SeaWorld employee was dragged into the water by a whale, with children surely watching the scene unfold. The SeaWorld veteran employee was thrashed around [...]

LawInfo Weblog:- In the midst of the fatal accident on Wednesday at Orlando SeaWorld, one begs to ask: how often do theme parks get sued?  The question comes in light of the horrific events on Wednesday, where a SeaWorld employee was dragged into the water by a whale, with children surely watching the scene unfold. The SeaWorld veteran employee was thrashed around [...]

The Trademark Blog:- Start with a famous mark such as ROLL ROYCE, have defendant copy it, have defendant not show up, have two plaintiffs awarded $1 million each.

The Trademark Blog:- SDNY: Motion to transfer granted following 'first to file' rule. Discussion as to what extent a Declaratory Judgement filed in response to a demand letter will not be recognized as a first filing.

LawInfo Weblog:- The widow of the Austin area IRS agent killed last week is suing the widow of the man who killed her husband.   Valerie Hunter’s husband, Vernon Hunter, was killed last week when angry Andrew Joseph Stack III flew his single engine airplane into a government building in Austin, Texas.  The crash left both Joe Stack and Vernon [...]

LawInfo Weblog:- Sources say that the whale in Wednesday’s attack at Orlando SeaWorld has been responsible for deaths before. Dawn Brancheau, 40, was killed when the killer whale she worked with dragged her into the water and began thrashing her around.  Eyewitness accounts were unclear about whether she slipped into the water or whether she was dragged in [...]

LawInfo Weblog:- In what some viewers described as a violent attack, an experienced animal trainer was dragged into the pool in a fatal accident at Orlando SeaWorld on Wednesday, as horrified spectators looked on. The trainer was a veteran animal trainer at Orlando SeaWorld. She had just finished explaining the prospective demonstration to the audience when a whale came [...]

Brain Injury Lawyer:- Though the Olympics bring years of hard work and dedication to fruition for many athletes, for some it brings serious injuries. Snowboarder, Kevin Pearce, a favorite to challenge gold medalist Shaun White in the halfpipe, sustained a traumatic brain injury during training December 31, 2009. Pearce struck his head on the lip of the halfpipe while attempting a double cork - a move he had performed several times before. Pearce continues to show improvement and currently resides at Craig Hospital in Englewood, Colorado. 

LawInfo Weblog:- Toyota has spoken. And they’ve spoken quite apologetically. But will apologies be enough for the victims of the families left behind in the wake of Toyota’s fatal car accidents? This morning, the head of Toyota Motor Corp. and grandson of the company’s namesake, Akio Toyoda, apologized on behalf of Toyota in his testimony before Congress. He also claimed that he was “absolutely confident” [...]

LawInfo Weblog:- Two of the workers injured in the Kleen Energy Plant blast in Middletown, Connecticut have filed a lawsuit. Plaintiffs Timothy Hilliker of Glastonbury and Harold Thoma of Bolton, Connecticut are suing O&G Industries, Keystone Construction & Maintenance Services and Kleen Energy Systems for negligence connected with the explosion on February 7, 2010 that killed 6 workers and injured [...]

LawInfo Weblog:- By:  LINDSEY O’NEILL, ESQ. Texting while driving has been a hot topic for some time now.    Distracted driving, such as texting while driving, can cause serious, even fatal, accidents.  Some reports even indicate that cell phone/texting while driving is more dangerous than being under the influence of alcohol or drugs while driving.  Still, it can be a challenge to change behaviors…. [...]

LawInfo Weblog:- A recent outbreak of stomach illness on a Caribbean cruise ship is raising questions several questions, namely, what the legal duty of a cruise ship is with regards to medical illness on board. The ship, a Celebrity Cruise luxury cruise liner and sister line of Royal Caribbean cruise liner, set sail out of Charleston, S.C. on February 15 [...]

The Trademark Blog:- Here is a post about the MONSTER v VERMONSTER trademark dispute, which dispute Senator Leahy denounced as 'trademark bullying,' when introducing the Trademark Technical and Conforming Amendment Act of 2010.

The Trademark Blog:- What TTABlog said.

LawInfo Weblog:- If anyone knows that labels hurt it would be Mark Wicklund, who is suing the state of Idaho. The 56-year-old Boise man was labeled a violent sexual predator in 2001. Now, Wicklund has filed a $5 million lawsuit against the state, while the Idaho Department of Correction Sex Offender Classification Board remains barred from issuing this label to [...]