Tag: Usage
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Intellectual Property Expert Witness’ Testimony About Trademark Custom and Usage Admitted
This is a trademark infringement case involving the trademarked phrase “Freedom Pop”. Plaintiff Proccor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Proccor”) contended that Defendant GAT Sports infringed upon its alleged trademark for a “Freedom Pop” flavored Pre-Rx pre-workout supplement. GAT Sports essentially argued that the phrase was used in a non-trademark, descriptive, way to describe the flavor of its…
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Court Bars Intellectual Property Expert Witness for Opining on Straightforward Matters of Law
A district judge in New York held that the report of a intellectual property expert witness spoke to straightforward areas of the law where juries did not require assistance. Plaintiff Medical Depot, Inc. and Defendant Med Way US, Inc. are both manufacturers of medical products, including specially designed medical air mattresses. Medical Depot, Inc. began selling various air…
