Federal Circuit rules Illinois litigation privilege bars claims in long-running trade dress dispute, but upholds some counterclaims.
In a nonprecedential ruling that could impact how companies settle…
However, the dissenting group’s use of the trademark on its website did not create a likelihood of confusion where the dissenters clearly identified the dispute between themselves and the Libertarian…
A Puerto Rican chicken company abandoned its mark because it stopped using it for five years and never could offer any evidence of an intent to resume use.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First…
District court did not abuse its discretion in determining that defendants’ profits did not result from use of infringing marks for airplane engine fuel injection systems.
Though aircraft fuel-…
There was sufficient evidence for the jury to conclude that the manufacturer wrongfully terminated the distribution agreement.
The Third Circuit affirmed a judgment for breach of contract in favor of…
The court also exceeded its discretion in awarding attorney fees to the plaintiff.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit reversed part of a federal district court's judgment in a trademark…
District court improperly dismissed Bacardi’s challenge to the PTO decision for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.
Finding no provision in the Lanham Act that expressly precludes judicial review of…
The jury award of $340,000 for lost profits was not excessive but the trial court gave improper jury instructions on punitive damages.
Following a jury trial in Louisville, Kentucky that resulted in…
A news publication could not rely on First Amendment protection for its use of a mark even though it made no attempt to parody the original.
A news publication named with a common English language…
The Fifth Circuit also added non-genuine bezels to the district court’s injunction to make it consistent with the district court’s other findings.
In a trademark infringement case involving…
