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3 Feb 2024, 2:59 pm by Rebecca Tushnet
Towle, where “by Towle’s own admission, most of his customers were fans who ‘usually know the entire history of the Batmobile. [read post]
28 Nov 2019, 5:52 am
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit was called to decide whether defendant Mark Towle had infringed DC Comics’ exclusive rights under a copyright when he built and sold replicas of the Batmobile, as it appeared in the 1966 television show Batman and the 1989 film BATMAN. [read post]
21 Sep 2017, 1:00 am
 In its recent decision in DC Comics v Mark Towle 2:11-cv-03934-RSWL-OP [here], the Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit confirmed that:·       “copyright protection extends not only to an original work as a whole, but also to “sufficiently distinctive” elements, like comic book characters, contained within the work”; but·        "Not every comic book, television, or motion… [read post]
19 Dec 2016, 10:44 am by Ron Coleman
The legal battle between Mark Towle and DC Comics goes back years. [read post]
11 Apr 2016, 5:02 am by Terry Hart
This litigation begins, as the court recounts, with defendant Mark Towle, who runs a business called Gotham Garage. [read post]
9 Mar 2016, 2:29 am by Ben
Supreme Court is staying out of a copyright dispute involving a Mark Towle,  California man who produced $90,000 replicas of the Batmobile for car-collecting fans of the caped crusader. [read post]
3 Feb 2016, 1:44 pm by Ron Coleman
The legal battle between Mark Towle and DC Comics goes back years. [read post]
12 Oct 2015, 12:11 pm
& Others [2015] EWHC 2760 (Ch), this time focusing on the issue of the validity of two reportedly infringing trade marks. [read post]
6 Oct 2015, 4:59 am
The defendant, Mark Towle, created life-like replicas of the Batmobile features in the TV series and the movie as a part of his business Gotham Garage, selling them to car collectors with a keen interest in Batman. [read post]
1 Oct 2015, 10:06 am by Ben
 In its ruling, the 9th Circuit said that Mark Towle advertised each $90,000 replica as the "Batmobile," and used the domain name batmobilereplicas.com to market his business. [read post]
29 Sep 2015, 1:56 pm by Michael E. Strauss
” As part of his business at Gotham Garage, the defendant, Mark Towle, created replicas of the Batmobile as it appeared in the TV show and movie. [read post]
29 Sep 2015, 1:56 pm by Michael E. Strauss
” As part of his business at Gotham Garage, the defendant, Mark Towle, created replicas of the Batmobile as it appeared in the TV show and movie. [read post]
24 Sep 2015, 12:18 pm by Brian Focarino
Mark Towle owns Gotham Garage, which manufactures and sells replicas of automobiles featured in famous motion pictures and television programs. [read post]
24 Sep 2015, 12:18 pm by Brian Focarino
Mark Towle owns Gotham Garage, which manufactures and sells replicas of automobiles featured in famous motion pictures and television programs. [read post]
24 Sep 2015, 9:43 am by David Kravets
The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals sided with DC Comics in its copyright infringement suit against Mark Towle, the operator of Gotham Garage, the maker of Batmobile modification kits. [read post]
13 Mar 2014, 4:49 am by Ben
Arguing against that idea is Mark Towle, a Temecula, Calif., mechanic who in 2011 was sued by Warner Bros.' [read post]
5 Feb 2013, 8:08 am by Mandour & Associates
Gotham Garage owner Mark Towle argued that DC Comics knew he had been building Batmobiles since 2003 and yet never told him to stop or informed him that he was infringing on its trademarks and copyrights. [read post]