The Second Circuit was the first Circuit Court to address Jack Daniel’s Properties, Inc. v. VIP Products LLC, where the Supreme Court explained that when an alleged trademark infringer relies upon the goodwill of a trademark...more
The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois v. Vintage Brand LLC and Sportswear Inc. d/b/a Prep Sport -
When an organization publicly disavows a trademark, does it turn over the mark to the public domain? ...more
Addressing not one but three matters of first impression, the Ninth Circuit held that willful blindness giving rise to contributory trademark infringement requires a defendant to have specific knowledge of specific infringers...more