On August 24, U.S. District Court Judith Levy issued an order requiring the Libertarian National Committee to post a bond of $20,000 in the lawsuit Libertarian National Committee v Saliba, e.d., 5:23cv-11074, if it wants injunctive relief to remain in place. The purpose of the bond is to cover damages to the Defendants in case the trial shows that the injunction granted yesterday was unjustified. Here is the order.
STATE OF MICHIGAN BALLOT ACCESS AND ASSUMED NAME LAWS VS USA TRADEMARK LAWS
ALONG WITH 1 AMDT ASSOCIATION / GROUP STUFF.
LPM WAS REGISTERED AS ASSUMED NAME IN JULY 1968 — JULY 1968.
This is the new tactic of those wanting to eliminate all opposition: bleed them to death in legal or court fees. Ask Trump.
The cost of the bond isn’t $20,000. The cost is only about 10% of that or $2000 at the most.
Why does AZ keep lying? There was no Libertarian Party in 1968. The first organizing moves were in 1971, yielding ballot access in two states in 1972. This has been pointed out to him many times and is easy to look up. No matter how trivial the error, he repeats it endlessly, like an artificial ztupidity incapable of learning might be expected to.
NON MORONS CAN READ —
LPM WAS REGISTERED AS ASSUMED NAME IN JULY 1968 — JULY 1968.
HOPELESS ZZZ— TROLL MORON FLUNKEES
Read, obviously. It is nevertheless a lie. You are a lying troll moron with zero evidence of your fallacious claim.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2023/08/25/house-of-representative-seats-up-for-election-2024/70384570007/
23 OF 435 NOT TOTALLY RIGGED ???
WHAT PCT ???
User today = fake news
@AZ,
There are dozens of filings for “LPM” in Michigan. What is the filing number?
Seriously, anyone can look up easily there was no Libertarian Party before 1971.
Federal TM registration creates a presumption of priority (first use) nationwide. There would have been a 30-day window of time for anyone with a prior claim to file an opposition to the TM when it was first published for possible registration all those years ago, but that time is long, long gone. Also, having argued to this point that the TM is valid and they have a license to use it, these defendants wouldn’t get far now trying to argue that there’s no valid TM after all, as that would render void the license they’re relying on. It’s too late for these defendants to try to claim priority.
While we’re at it, there’s also no special First Amendment test for TM outside of fair use. The SCOTUS has ruled that way for years and just did so again about 2 months ago. It doesn’t matter if it’s artistic or political use, if it’s not fair use, it’s infringement. No exception for political parties. And using someone else’s mark to identify yourself to the public is never going to be fair use of that mark, so they’ve got bupkus on the First Amendment front, too.
I personally couldn’t care less about which LP faction is which here, but these defendants are hosed. Always have been. Sorry to those for whom that’s bad news, but the law’s pretty clear on all of this.
LOL.So AZ found something that said LP and assumed it must have meant Libertarian Party and not, say, liquid petroleum or licensed pediatrician?
lol an assumed name by “someone” in 1968 that is not “libertarian party” is so irrelevant it’s sad. The only possible time there would a grain of relevance would be if it were the same people or their sucessors that became the Michigan Libertarian Party (the original name) – MLP and been in continuous use by same group and in same political business – this group was not even using the acronym LPM until 1980s
is AZ really that stoopid
sad trombone is right on all points including irrelevance on dumb factions
Also this headline is wrong Winger. The lawsuit continues no matter what – this is more than misleading. If bond not posted there may not be injunction but lawsuit continues. Yellow journalism at best but you were on Phillies blog saying this was dead in water so wrong before
should be corrected
If there was an actual registration, AZ could supply a date, and not just a month.
Jim and a number and the name of the entity that used it as an assumed name….. over/under on stoopid never commenting again?
LOL u kidding? If he ever goes for 24 hr without its time to start checking obits. Silver lining for his neighbors, that makes it more likely the corpse will be discovered before they notice the smell.
NO SUPPLY MORE INFO TO LPM ENEMIES / TROLLS.
AZ ALWAYS BLAMES OTHERS WHEN HE IS WRONG. THAT’S WHY HE IS A TROLL.
@AZ,
No Habla AZspeak. Use English, por favor.
Good luck with that, Jim. Demo Rep/AZ has always spoken in riddles which is a real shame since he might actually have something to say.
Jim,
I’m learning AZspeak. I think I’m getting pretty decent at it. I’m pretty sure that he feels pressured to generate more Laughs Per Minute and needs you to help him find more information to help him with that.
Really? Because I’m learning AZspeak too, and I have a different interpretation, of which I am fairly confident. I think he said it would be good to supply the commie looters/hijackers in Michigan with misinformation so they can keep wasting the Libertarians money and time in court instead of just admitting they are antifa Soros plants and go build their own “anarcho” communist party.