DEUTSCHE TELEKOM ESCAPES SPLUNK TRADEMARK CLAIMS OVER MAGENTA, FOR NOW

摘要

Tech company Splunk Inc can't sustain its lawsuit against Deutsche Telekom over its trademark rights in a "color gradient" that includes DT's signature color magenta, a San Francisco federal court ruled on July 26. U.S. District Judge James Donato said Splunk didn't have a "reasonable apprehension" of litigation in the U.S. based on a cease-and-desist letter it received from DT about its conduct in Europe and DT's trademark action against it in Germany. However, the court gave Splunk permission to file an amended complaint to address the lack of a live controversy.