Maryland IP Litigation Cases for the Week of August 20, 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:
- Thirty Eight Street, Inc. v. State Line LC, Case Number 1:2007cv02210, filed August 20, 2007
According to court papers filed August 20, Plaintiffs Thirty Eight Street, Inc., and Vantage Hospitality Group, Inc. (formerly Best Value Inn Brand Membership, Inc.) are Florida entities that allegedly own the marks BEST VALUE INN, BEST VALUE (right), and AMERICAS BEST VALUE INN BY VANTAGE. Defendant State Line, LC, is reportedly a Hagerstown, Maryland-based entity. Defendant Bharat Patel is allegedly a Maryland resident and owns State Line LC. The filed Complaint alleges that Defendants infringed the asserted marks under 15 U.S.C. § 1114; violated the false advertising provisions of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1125(a); contributorily and/or vicariously infringed the marks; and violated several Maryland state statutes and common laws (e.g., Maryland Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices Statute, unfair competition). Plaintiffs are seeking an injunction, destruction of advertising materials, and an award of monetary damages, among other requested relief.
- Young Again Products, Inc. v. Young Again Rejuvenation Clinic, LLC, Case Number 8:2007cv02254, filed August 24, 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 Young Again Rejuvenation Clinic, LLC, which is reportedly a New Jersey company operating the site youngagainclinic.com, for allegedly "engaged in the unauthorized use of the Young Again™ Mark by utilizing the Mark in its company name, in its website’s uniform resource locator (“URL”) (also referred to as the domain name) and/or on its website to offer its services and sell related supplement products, including hormone therapies" in violation of 15 U.S.C. §1125(a) (Lanham Act), dilution of a famous mark in violation of 15 U.S.C. §1125(c), and unfair competition in violation of Maryland's common law. Young Again Products is seeking a declatory judgment enjoining Young Again Rejuvenation Clinic, LLC, from using the Young Again mark, monetary damages, and other relief.
