Thursday, July 17, 2014

Fed Court Tosses Infringement Case Against Clear Channel

A US District Court judge in Fort Lauderdale, Florida has tossed a lawsuit which alleged Clear Channel and Premiere Networks with trademark infrginement.

The production company Radio Dogs claimed the iHeartRadio Awards was “substantially and confusingly similar’ to its Radio Music Awards.  Radio Dog says their awards were on hiatus
Clear Channel had maintained Radio Dog had allowed its Radio Music Awards trademark to lapse in 2005 and therefore couldn’t support the allegation of trademark infringement.

Judge Darrin Gayles dismissed the lawsuit after Radio Dogs failed to respond.

 Radio Dogs, the partnership of Lincoln Financial Media’s Miami marketing director Von Freeman, NTR consultant Paul Joseph and TV producer Tony Eaton, first created The Radio Megablast in 1999, which eventually became the Radio Music  Awards.
Radio Dogs has been trying to revive the show since 2010, but court documents suggest the company has had a difficult time convincing a TV network to pay a licensing fee.

The iHeartMusic Awards are televised on NBC-TV and hosted by Ryan Seacrest.

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