Trademarks, Intellectual Property Litigation

What’s Trending in Trademarks, October 2024: T.I., Tiny Win $71.5M Verdict for OMG Girlz, Second Circuit Holds Against 1-800...

Erise IP on 10/25/2024

Every month, Erise’s trademark attorneys review the latest developments at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, in the courts, and across the corporate world to bring you the stories that you should know about: Third...more

Five Intellectual Property Considerations for Talent Partnerships

DLA Piper on 10/23/2024

In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, the intersection of technology and entertainment raises new challenges and opportunities in the realm of talent partnerships. With generative artificial intelligence’s growing...more

Flava Works sues 23 DOES in Illinois

Vondran Legal on 10/11/2024

Flava Works used to file a good number of file-sharing lawsuits. I have not seen alot lately. However, they have just filed a mass Doe Defendant lawsuit in Illinois Federal Court (Northern District) alleging copyright and...more

[Event] 2024 Intellectual Property Seminar - October 15th, Chicago, IL

Vedder Price on 10/8/2024

Please join Vedder Price’s Intellectual Property group for a half-day complimentary seminar designed for in-house counsel. Topics will focus on real issues faced by IP holders, and attendees will leave with practical advice...more

Super Hero No More: How Marvel and DC Lost Their Trademark on a Genre

DarrowEverett LLP on 10/7/2024

I distinctly remember purchasing the Superman/Spiderman team-up when it came out in 1981. It was an oversized comic book, with heavier than usual pages and a vibrant color scheme, and that made it perfect for laying it out on...more

Is the Third Time the Charm? Court Awards $71.4M in Contentious Trade Dress and Publicity Rights Dispute

Troutman Pepper on 10/3/2024

Imitation may be considered the sincerest form of flattery, but in the world of intellectual property (IP), it might cost you....more

Dolly Pardon: American Girl Can Sue Foreign Counterfeiter for Internet Sales

McDermott Will & Emery on 9/26/2024

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit clarified its standards for establishing personal jurisdiction over foreign defendants that conduct business over the internet. American Girl, LLC v. Zembrka, DBA...more

What’s Trending in Trademarks, September 2024: Meghan Markle’s Trademark Faces USPTO Pushback, And Can Memes be Marks?

Erise IP on 9/24/2024

Every month, Erise’s trademark attorneys review the latest developments at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, in the courts, and across the corporate world to bring you the stories that you should know about: Meghan...more

(Podcast) The Briefing: Punchbowl News’ Trademark Win Despite Rogers Setback

Weintraub Tobin on 9/20/2024

Punchbowl News won the trademark infringement lawsuit filed by greeting card and event planning company, Punch Bowl Inc., despite a previous setback at the Ninth Circuit. Scott Hervey and Jamie Lincenberg discuss this recent...more

The Briefing: Punchbowl News’ Trademark Win Despite Rogers Setback

Weintraub Tobin on 9/20/2024

Punchbowl News won the trademark infringement lawsuit filed by greeting card and event planning company, Punch Bowl Inc., despite a previous setback at the Ninth Circuit. Scott Hervey and Jamie Lincenberg discuss this recent...more

Counterfeiters Beware: Amazon Steps Up Efforts to Protect Brands

Woods Rogers on 9/19/2024

Amazon's Counterfeit Crimes Unit (CCU) has been pursuing legal action against sellers attempting to sell counterfeit products on the Amazon platform. CCU accuses these bad actors of obtaining improper trademarks and filing...more

Baker's Trademark Developments of 2024

Baker Donelson on 9/18/2024

2024 has been a busy year in all intellectual property. It has been especially busy in trademark law. Here are the top seven cases in trademark law to date....more

A Very Demure and Very Mindful Look at What Celebrities Can Teach Us About Trademarks

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 9/13/2024

What do a social media content creator and reality television stars have in common? Apart from more followers than I’ll ever have, significant issues regarding their trademarks. Jools Lebron, a content creator, was...more

What’s Trending in Trademarks, August 2024: What Constitutes an Abandoned Mark? How Famous is Cognac?

Erise IP on 8/23/2024

Every month, Erise’s trademark attorneys review the latest developments at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, in the courts, and across the corporate world to bring you the stories that you should know about: Fourth...more

Unbranded Brandy: COGNAC Certification Mark Matters, Even in Hip-Hop

McDermott Will & Emery on 8/15/2024

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit vacated a ruling from the Trademark Trial & Appeal Board, disagreeing with the Board’s dismissal of Bureau National Interprofessionnel du Cognac’s opposition to a trademark...more

Obtaining Attorneys’ Fees: Exceptional Facts, Not Policy

Irwin IP LLP on 8/12/2024

Lontex Corp. v. Nike, Inc., 107 F.4th 139 (3d Cir. 2024) - On July 10, 2024, the Third Circuit vacated and remanded the district court’s decision to award attorneys’ fees to plaintiff Lontex, a sports apparel brand whose...more

Case Law Update: Timing of Technical Expert Analysis of Non-Infringing Alternatives in Smart Path Connections

J.S. Held on 8/8/2024

Recent case law may impact the timing of defendant technical expert analysis and opinion regarding non-infringing alternatives in patent infringement litigation. On March 13, 2024, Magistrate Judge Roy S. Payne, in the United...more

What’s Trending in Trademarks, July 2024: Suit Against Prime Hydration Puts Unique Olympic Trademark Law on Display; Are Two...

Erise IP on 8/8/2024

Every month, Erise’s trademark attorneys review the latest developments at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, in the courts, and across the corporate world to bring you the stories that you should know about: Suit...more

VEUVE CLICQUOT v. VEUVE OLIVIER: TTAB Favours Petitioner as Respondent Defaults in Cancellation Action

Ladas & Parry LLP on 8/6/2024

In MHCS v Les Grands Chais De France (Cancellation No 92075021, 8 March 2024), the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) has granted a petition for cancellation brought by viticulture giant MHCS against a mark owned by the...more

MarkIt to Market® – July 2024: Quarterbacks Face Off in Trademark Bowl

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. on 7/30/2024

NFL quarterbacks are known for going head to head on the gridiron, but two of the NFL’s top QB’s are now squaring off in the trademark arena. Earlier this month, Lamar Jackson filed two oppositions against FL101, a company...more

MarkIt to Market® – July 2024: Where, What, and How – Trademarks & the Olympic Games (Part 2)