Perspective
Aug. 18, 2012
Hank Rearden and a case of trademark infringement
Two fans of Ayn Rand are slugging it out in federal court over each party's use of one of Rand's famous characters in connection with their respective businesses. By James Kachmar of Weintraub Tobin Chediak Coleman Grodin
Two fans of Ayn Rand are slugging it out in federal court over each party's use of one of Rand's famous characters, Hank Rearden from "Atlas Shrugged," in connection with their respective businesses. Rearden LLC v. Rearden Commerce, Inc., 2012 DJDAR 8909 (9th Cir. June 27, 2012). The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals was forced to deal with the issue of whether the plaintiff had produced enough evidence that it had used t...
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