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Coachella Music Festival, LLC et al v. Robert Trevor Simms et al
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October 05, 2018
Filmchella, Coachella Settle TM Suit Headed To Trial
A California federal judge has signed off on a deal that prohibits a three-day film festival once called “Filmchella” from using marks that might be confusingly similar to the popular Coachella music festival, marking an end to a legal battle that was headed to a jury trial in less than a week.
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September 11, 2018
Coachella's Trademark Fight With Filmchella Must Go To Jury
A California federal judge on Monday refused to give Coachella Music Festival LLC a partial win on its claims that a new three-day movie festival called Filmchella infringes its trademarks, finding that a jury must decide if the two festivals are similar enough to be confused.
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August 14, 2018
Coachella Seeks Quick TM Win In Suit Against 'Filmchella'
Popular music festival Coachella asked a California federal court Tuesday to hand it a partial win in its trademark infringement suit against the organizer of a new movie festival called Filmchella, saying it owns valid protectable trademarks that its rival intentionally copied for a "confusingly similar" use without authorization.
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August 10, 2018
'Filmchella' Organizers Want TTAB Review Of TM Row
Organizers behind an upstart movie festival called Filmchella have urged a California federal court to stay trademark litigation brought against them by popular music festival Coachella, saying a pause should be placed on proceedings pending review by the U.S. Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.
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December 13, 2017
'Filmchella' Can't Be 'Filmchilla' Either, Judge Says
A California federal judge ruled Wednesday that the organizers of an upstart movie festival called "Filmchella" — already hit with an injunction after being sued by the Coachella music festival for trademark infringement — also cannot use the name "Filmchilla."
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November 08, 2017
'Filmchella' Organizer Refuses To Drop Name, Coachella Says
The organizers of the Coachella music festival urged a California federal judge Tuesday to hold the man behind an upstart film festival in contempt for violating a court order barring him from using the name "Filmchella," contending that he has continued to use the moniker while insisting that the ruling isn't clear.
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October 11, 2017
Coachella Wins Ban Of Movie Festival's Use Of 'Filmchella'
The organizers of the Coachella music festival won a court order Tuesday barring an upstart movie festival called “Filmchella” from using its name.
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August 16, 2017
Coachella Hits 'Filmchella' Organizer With Infringement Suit
The organizers of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival filed a trademark infringement lawsuit Tuesday over a planned "Filmchella" film festival, saying the new event has refused repeated requests that it change the name.