Mary Kay Inc v. Cook

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Case overview

Case Number:

3:21-cv-02543

Court:

Texas Northern

Nature of Suit:

Property Rights: Copyright

Judge:

Sam R Cummings

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  1. June 15, 2023

    Mary Kay Agrees To Drop IP Fight Over Ex-Employee's Book

    Mary Kay has told a Texas federal judge that it is dropping a lawsuit accusing a former employee of unfairly profiting off of the multi-level marketing beauty company's copyrights in an upcoming book.

  2. March 15, 2023

    Mary Kay Can Litigate IP Claims Over Ex-Assistant's Book

    A jury should decide whether a former Mary Kay Inc. employee is unfairly profiting off the multilevel marketing beauty company's copyrights in an upcoming book, a Texas federal judge ruled, finding that neither side had sufficiently shown it should win the case just yet.

  3. December 22, 2021

    Ex-Assistant Seeks To Trim Lawsuit Over Her Mary Kay Book

    The former personal assistant of Mary Kay Inc.'s founder has pushed back against the business in Texas federal court, asking a judge to toss part of the company's bid to prevent her from publishing a book about lessons she learned on the job.

  4. October 18, 2021

    Mary Kay Asks Judge To Shut Down Ex-Assistant's Book

    Mary Kay Inc. has asked a Texas federal judge to prevent its founder's former personal assistant from advertising or selling a book about lessons she learned on the job, alleging the book steals from copyrighted material and is wrongly presented as endorsed by the company.