The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed a grant of summary judgment finding that a specific element from a television series—in this case, The Krusty Krab restaurant from SpongeBob ...
Beloved Nickelodeon cartoon series SpongeBob SquarePants might be the internet’s most fertile soil for memes. This week, we’re examining some of our favorites. “Who would win in a fight?” is an ...
HOUSTON (CN) – Determined to open a chain of restaurants called The Krusty Krab, a Houston man’s attorney told the Fifth Circuit on Monday that Viacom does not have trademark rights to the fictional ...
Yes, it’s an actual version of the Krusty Krab restaurant from Spongebob Squarepants. But you’ll have to go all the way to Palestine to eat there (Picture: Krusty Krab/Facebook) Those of you who grew ...
In Viacom International Inc. v. IJR Capital Investments, LLC, 2017 WL 1037294 (S.D. Tex. Mar. 17, 2017), Viacom successfully asserted common-law rights in the trademark THE KRUSTY KRAB for a fictional ...
Viacom isn’t pleased a Texas restaurant group that is aiming to make a real-life version of The Krusty Krab—the fictional restaurant eatery featured in the ...
(Reuters) - Aye, aye, captain: the rights to The Krusty Krab, the greasy spoon featured in the popular children's TV series "SpongeBob SquarePants," belong to Viacom Inc and not to a Texas ...
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"The factors lead inescapably to the conclusion that in the minds of consumers, The Krusty Krab identifies the source of products, which is Viacom, the creator of the 'SpongeBob SquarePants' fictional ...
The world may not have perfected the technology required to live in a pineapple under the sea, but you can visit the Krusty Krab on land, which is almost as good. Krusty Krab, a restaurant modeled ...
According to opinion, consumers would likely be confused that the defendant's joint is officially licensed like the Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. By Eriq Gardner Former Legal Editor-at-Large Facebook is ...