News: A tubing company in Ohio called Universal Tube & Rollform Equipment Co. — which owns the domain name utube.com — sued YouTube on a host of claims including “reverse confusion” trademark infringement. Last week, the district court ruled on YouTube’s motion to dismiss the case — which is a pretty standard motion for any defendant to file. The court ruled in favor of YouTube on several claims, such as trespass to chattel, but allowed the case to proceed forward mostly on the trademark and unfair competition claims.
Eric Goldman has an excellent, detailed analysis on his blog.
