Litigation
Oct. 24, 2015
Pinterest loses trademark infringement lawsuit
Social media company Pinterest Inc. lost its trademark infringement lawsuit against Pintrips Inc. when a San Francisco federal judge ruled that its use of the word "pin" should be considered fair use.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Social media company Pinterest Inc. lost its trademark infringement lawsuit against Pintrips Inc. when a San Francisco federal judge ruled that its use of the word "pin" should be considered fair use.
The Wednesday ruling by U.S. District Judge Haywood S. Gilliam Jr. does not invalidate Pinterest's trademark on "pin." But the judge concluded that both companies use the word in too common a man...
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