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Judge Canby had me going here. At least for a while. It's a trademark case. Hansen makes the "Monster" energy drink. National introduced a new energy drink which it called "Freek," with a prominent picture of a ... cans side-by-side with Monster cans. Because, especially side-by-side, you could easily get the sense that they were from the same company. (The only defense, ironically, is that the Freek cans, to me, look a lot cheesier than the Monster cans. But incredible lameness is probably not a ...

... Corporation, the maker of "Freek" energy drinks, because the district court abused its discretion in concluding that Hansen Beverage Company, the maker of "Monster" energy drinks, is likely to succeed on its trade dress claim. What They Were Fighting ... " are confusingly similar in meaning. The word "monster" is too indefinite and generalized. The Ninth Circuit rejects Hansen's additional argument that confusion is likely because the depiction of the freek on the "Freek" energy drinks (the "Freek ...

... - Trademark attorneys file trademark infringement and Lanham Act 43(a) unfair competition lawsuit, on behalf of Hansen Beverage Company, in Los Angeles Federal District Court, alleging infringement of its USPTO registered Monster energy drinks trademarks. ... drink." The complaint also states that, by choosing a similar color scheme on their containers, "Defendants have infringed Hansen's MONSTER trade dress in interstate commerce in connection with Defendants' making, using, promoting, advertising, ...

... dispute with a national beverage manufacturer. Earlier, the makers of Monster energy drink, Hansens Beverage Company, attempted to stop the small brewery from using that name. The Rock Art owner received a cease-and-desist letter demanding immediate abandonment ... energy drinks and beer should "lay off the energy drinks." Though the precise details of the settlement are confidential, Hansen will allow Rock Art to continue marketing the Vermonster brew throughout the nation and Rock Art will not ...

... Under), Logo is a 'label' and cannot be used to prevent parallel imports: The Polo/Lauren Company LP v Ziliani Holdings Pty ltd: (IP Down Under), Design novelty ... : (IP Down Under), No spillover reputation in energy drinks case: Hansen Beverage Company v Bickfords (Australia) Pty Ltd: (IP Down Under), Copyright protection ... ), US opposition proceedings: politics, pitfalls and pit bulls: (IAM) US - Companies / Entities Abbott Laboratories - Judge tinkers with stent claim order again in patent dispute ...

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Hansen Beverage, the California company that makes Monster, lost its bid to enjoin Vital Phamaceuticals (VPX), the Ft. Lauderdale maker of the Redline brand. Hansen sought to bar VPX from making claims that its Redline Power Rush beverage and two ounce shot product provides "7 Hours of Pure Energy," "7 Hours of Sustained Energy," and "No Crash." The California federal district court however refused to enter an injunction against Hansen finding ...