Law360, New York (July 20, 2011, 4:31 PM ET) -- A California federal judge on Monday refused Toyota Motor Sales USA Inc.'s second attempt to nix a suit from humor website producer JibJab Media Inc. claiming the automaker's President's Day sale ad infringed its copyrighted viral videos and trademark.
U.S. District Judge Manuel L. Real denied the car company's motion to dismiss JibJab's amended complaint without explanation. The suit, first filed in March, targets a commercial that fellow defendant and advertising agency Hoffman/Lewis designed for Toyota's 2011 President's Day sale using tap-dancing animated versions of George...
Toyota Can't Shake JibJab Copyright Ad Suit
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