Maryland IP Litigation Cases for the Week of August 6, 2007
The U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland was chosen as the forum for litigating the following case(s), as published by Justia:
- Archstone Consulting LLC v. Archstone Portfolio Solutions, LLC, Case Number 1:2007cv02070, filed Aug. 3, 2007
According to its Complaint, Plaintiff Archstone Consulting LLC, is a Delaware company that provides business and financial management services under its mark ARCHSTONE CONSULTING. It alleges that Defendant Archstone Portfolio Solutions, LLC, is a Lutherville, MD-based company that reportedly provides institutional and individual investment consulting services under the name ARCHSTONE PORTFOLIO SOLUTIONS. It further alleges that the ARCHSTONE PORTFOLIO SOLUTIONS name infringes its ARCHSTONE CONSULTING mark in violation of 15 U.S.C. 1114(1)(a). Its Complaint includes claims of unfair competition under 15 U.S.C. 1125(a), and infringement and unfair competition under Maryland common law.
- Young Again Products, Inc. v. Vitamins Home, Case Number 1:2007cv02073, filed Aug. 3, 2007
Plaintiff Young Again Products, Inc., a Maryland company that describes itself as being "in the business of production and sale of health and nutritional supplements," has sued Vitamins Home, an Israeli company with a place of business in Texas, for allegedly "engag[ing] in the unauthorized use of the Young Again™ Mark by utilizing the Mark in pay-for-placement and pay- for-rank search engine advertising to direct Internet customers to its on-line nutritional supplement store," in violation of 15 U.S.C. sec. 1051. Other claims include dilution of a famous mark under 15 U.S.C. 1125(c), and common law unfair competition. Young Again Products is seeking a declaratory judgment enjoining Vitamins Home from using the Young Again mark, and other relief.
