No Infringement of Pet ‘Responder’ Mark 
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Published: May 24, 2012
Tags: Intellectual Property, Judge Leonie Brinkema, U.S. District Court - Eastern District
A California nonprofit service group that uses the name “RedRoverResponders” for its program using volunteers to care for animals displaced by natural disasters does not infringe plaintiff LLC’s registered service mark, “Wag’N Rover Respond’R.” for the LLC’s “Mobile Emergency Information Kit,” and the Alexandria U.S. District Court grants summary judgment to defendant.
The record clearly shows ...
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