DISTRIBUTING FREE SOFTWARE VIA INTERNET CAN BE ‘USE IN COMMERCE’
Planetary Motion v. Techsplosion Inc.
Distributing a computer program for free over the Internet can satisfy the Lanham Act's “use in commerce” requirement, a panel of the 11th Circuit has ruled. The appeals court upheld an injunction against the defendants' useof the mark “Coolmail” for...
DISTRIBUTING FREE SOFTWARE VIA INTERNET CAN BE ‘USE IN COMMERCE’
Planetary Motion v. Techsplosion Inc.