On July 8, 2015, a United States district court in Alexandra, Virginia upheld a decision by the United States Patent & Trademark Office that the “Redskins” trademarks were too disparaging to be protected by federal registration. The case is Pro-Football, Inc. v. Blackhorse. Appellee Amanda Blackhorse is a member of the Navajo people. In 2006, she…
read moreAttorney Conlin is currently filing motions to quash on behalf of anonymous “John Does” in Nu Image, Inc. v Does 1-3,932, Case No. 2:11-cv-545. The case was filed against 3,932 anonymous “John Does” in the United States District Court, Middle District of Florida, and several waves of letters have gone out from ISPs, such as…
read moreA few weeks back, I wrote about a hearing for Runty, a lovable pit-bull dog who had been declared “dangerous.” Unfortunately, Runty lost his hearing. Now his owner, Lisa Amato, is suing the county to have the Orange County’s definition of “dangerous dog” declared invalid. Therein, Ms. Amato argues that the “dangerous dog” definition in…
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