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MGFB PROPERTIES INC et al v. VIACOMCBS INC et al
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September 23, 2021
MTV Beats Trademark Suit Over 'Floribama Shore'
A Florida federal judge ruled Wednesday that the MTV reality show "Floribama Shore" didn't violate the trademark rights of an oyster bar called the Flora-Bama, rejecting the case on First Amendment grounds.
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October 23, 2019
MTV Can't Escape Trademark Suit Over 'Floribama Shore'
MTV must face a trademark lawsuit over its reality show "Floribama Shore" after a Florida federal judge rejected its argument that its ability to use the name under the First Amendment trumps an oyster bar's trademark rights to "Flora-bama."
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October 07, 2019
MTV Says First Amendment Dooms 'Floribama Shore' TM Suit
MTV is arguing that the First Amendment shields its ability to call one of its shows "Floribama Shore," even if a bar straddling the Florida-Alabama state line owns trademark rights to "Flora-Bama."
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August 06, 2019
MTV's 'Floribama Shore' Rips Off Bar's Trademark, Suit Says
The company that owns the trademark rights for the Flora-Bama Lounge, a bar straddling the Alabama-Florida state line, slapped MTV with an infringement suit in Florida federal court Tuesday alleging that its reality show "Floribama Shore" knowingly trampled on its 55-year-old trademark.