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Daily Report Online

M S International Sues Easy Surfaces for Alleged Trademark Infringement

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
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New Jersey Law Journal

25% Off: Judge Reduces $10 Million Disgorgement After Trademark Infringement

The case stems from two suits filed by charitable organizations with similar-sounding names—Cars for Kids and Kars 4 Kids—both of which solicit donations of vehicles that are sold to raise funds for children's charities.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Supreme Court To Address Extraterritorial Scope of the Lanham Act

In 2023, the Supreme Court is set to address the extraterritorial application of the protections provided by the Lanham Act.
8 minute read

Law.com

Is Trademark Protection Going to the Dogs?

The Ninth Circuit held in VIP Prods. LLC v. Jack Daniel's Properties that VIP's "Bad Spaniels" dog toy mimicking the appearance of a Jack Daniels whisky bottle was protected expression under the First Amendment. The Supreme Court granted cert in November 2022 to consider the principal question whether humorous use of another's mark on a commercial product should be assessed under Rogers or the traditional multipart test of likelihood of confusion.
10 minute read

Law.com

Higher Law: Trademarks Suits Targeting Vape Products Spike on Both Coasts

Trademark suits targeting smoke shops' vape products have flooded federal courts in Florida and California.
8 minute read

National Law Journal

Supreme Court Will Again Be Focus of IP World in 2023

Despite having lost two of its strongest voices on IP in the last two years, the high court is wading into some 'meat and potatoes' IP issues such as pharma patents and copyright fair use.
10 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Dan Aykroyd's Vodka Company Sues TJ Maxx Over Use of Skull Shaped Bottles

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
1 minute read

Daily Report Online

UGA Sues The Seven Six for Allegedly Selling Unauthorized Apparel, Merchandise

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
1 minute read

New York Law Journal

''Twas the week before Christmas, and at the courthouse...': Judge Urges Peace on Earth and Goodwill Toward Adversaries in Yuletide Ruling

Yes, Virginia, there is a federal judge who adapted a classic Christmas poem to encourage parties in a holiday-themed trademark dispute to seek a voluntary resolution to their case.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

Big Verdicts and New Sheriffs: The Year That Was in IP Litigation

Judge Alan Albright's patent docket was slowed but not stopped. Judge Colm Connolly is pulling the lid off of nonpracticing entities. And PTO Director Kathi Vidal "has been everywhere."
8 minute read

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