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New Jersey Law Journal

Federal Circuit's 'LKQ' Decision Strikes Down Long-Standing Test for Design Patent Obviousness

"Whether the 'new' standard will prove significantly less stringent in practice is just one of many open questions," writes Greenberg Traurig's James Ryerson.
8 minute read

Law.com

Prime Hydration Accused of Infringing on Olympic Trademarks With Kevin Durant-Featured Bottle

The complaint accuses Prime of deliberately and willfully attempting profit on USOPC intellectual property through the beverage's packing, advertisement and promotions, which feature a "Prime Hydration flavor and athlete Kevin Durant: OLYMPIC, OLYMPIAN, TEAM USA, and GOING FOR GOLD."
4 minute read

The Recorder

Quizlet Faces Claims of Infringing Copyrights, Trademarks in $1M Suit Brought by Test-Prep Company

A complaint filed July 16 in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California alleges that San Francisco-based Quizlet hosts copies of Barkley & Associates' study materials and distributes them without a license to users across the state, the U.S. and globally. The five-count complaint, filed by boutique intellectual property firm SoCal IP Law Group alleged trademark and copyright infringement, as well as unfair competition under the Lanham Act and unfair business practices, among other claims.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Abbott Laboratories Wins Bid to Freeze Trusts of Defendants Accused of Evading Judgment

"The danger that the Goldmans will use SGE to continue dissipating their assets and attempting to evade the Court's judgment is glaringly obvious," the judge wrote in her decision.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Elon Musk's X Must Face Trademark Infringement Suit Brought by Legal Ad Company

U.S. District Judge John Antoon II issued an order July 15, allowing three of X Social Media's claims against X Corp. to proceed. Antoon agreed with X Social Media's argument claiming its trademark for "X SOCIALMEDIA" was "incontestable" and plausibly alleged the likelihood of consumer confusion.
3 minute read

The Recorder

Tesla Sues Chinese Auto Parts Company Over 'Dangerous' Supercharger Compatibility Claims

Tesla attorneys A. Louis Dorny, Alex Hanna and Aengus Carr argued in a complaint filed Monday that JecoEV markets its "dangerous" Charging Adapter product to drivers who want to charge non-Tesla electric vehicles at Tesla's Supercharger network, which they said is the "largest and most reliable DC fast charging network for electric vehicles in North America."
4 minute read

Law.com

Blockchain Domains: New Developments for Brand Owners

This article explores the issues associated with trademark protection in blockchain domain names and examines new steps and policies that blockchain domain registrars should implement to safeguard brand owners.
8 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

How Will Cannabis Rescheduling Affect Federal Trademarks?

"There are a number of different strategies that cannabis companies can employ to obtain federal trademark registrations," writes Matthew G. Miller of Lerner David.
7 minute read

Law.com

Commercial Banking Company Granted Preliminary Injunction Against HP's 'WEX' in Pending Trademark Litigation

"Taken together, the evidence favoring WEX is overwhelming, while the evidence favoring HP is slight," U.S. District Judge John A. Woodcock Jr. wrote. "Accordingly, the Court concludes that WEX is likely to succeed on the merits in this case because it has demonstrated that consumers are likely to be confused by the launch and promotion of HP WEX."
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

3rd Circuit Vacates Plaintiff's $5 Million Attorney Fee Award in Trademark Infringement Suit Against Nike

The court vacated a $5 million attorney fee award in favor of the company, Lontex, after a jury awarded the company over $500,000 in compensatory and punitive damages in its suit against Nike and its use of the phrase "Cool Compression."
5 minute read

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