Entertainment & Sports
Dec. 4, 2013
Platters member loses trademark fight over band name
In a case of first impression, the 9th Circuit deems the 'possibility' of irreparable harm insufficient for a preliminary injunction over the use of a trademark.
By Giles Clarke
Daily Journal Staff Writer
The well-known 1950s vocal group The Platters is headed back to a Nevada court after the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday overturned a lower court's ruling granting a preliminary injunction in favor of the estate of band member Herb Reed, naming the estate the sole trademark holder for The Platters name.
U.S. District Judge Miranda Du had ordered Larry Marshak and his company Florida Entertainment Managemen...
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