MTM brand watches were and remain the beloved darling brand of choice by the survivalist and mall-ninja crowd besotted by the brand’s carefully tailored “tacticool,” hard-use image. The appearances of the brand’s timepieces are well known amongst watch aficionados and it has been further polarized after appearing on Kiefer Sutherland’s wrist in the Fox Primetime series “24”.
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Trademark Wars
The last several years had seen fierce litigation by companies bringing suits against competitors and the search engines seeking to undermine their online presence by buying keywords that would naturally be associated with that rival company. For example, Reebok bought search ad terms for the word “swoosh” in an effort to undermine Nike. Although this case is not entirely on point, it has been decided in the wake of numerous groundbreaking cases in IP law that generally sets an uneasy tone over the entire industry.
Related Resources:
- Keywords and Trademark “Use” (AmericanBar.org)
- Bikram Can’t Copyright Yoga Poses or Breathing, 9th Rules (FindLaw’s Ninth Circuit)
- Dancing Baby Wins in Court: Copyright Holders Must Consider Fair Use (FindLaw’s Ninth Circuit)
- Jimi Hendrix Infringer Experiences ‘Crash Landing’ at 9th Cir. (FindLaw’s Ninth Circuit)
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