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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."
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Law.com

Singer Ariana Grande Challenges USPTO's Denial Over 'One Love Manchester' Trademark

The complaint stems from GrandeAri's several attempts to register "One Love Manchester," following a deadly bombing attack that occurred at Grande's concert in Manchester, England, in May 2017.
3 minute read

The Recorder

'GoodPop, Bad Pop': Hueston Hennigan Files Suit Against Freezer Pop-Maker Alleging False Advertising

The complaint, filed in Austin federal court, accuses JonnyPops of deceiving consumers and retailers about the nutritional value of its products.
3 minute read

The Recorder

Sequoia Capital Taps Ropes & Gray in Trademark Dispute

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

Chicago Cubs Claim Rooftop Views of Wrigley Field Violate Property, Intellectual Rights

Counsel with Kirkland & Ellis filed a lawsuit last week on behalf of the Chicago Cubs Baseball Club, alleging a former licensee continued to sell tickets for rooftop views of its baseball games and other events at Wrigley Field in violation of the Cubs' property rights and intellectual property rights.
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Law.com

'Those Aren't Pizza Puffs': Attorneys With Saul Ewing Ask Court to Revoke Little Caesars' 'Crazy Puff' Trademark Registration

Consumers responded to their confusion between Iltaco's Pizza Puff and Little Caesars' Crazy Puffs with statements like, "'but as a chicagoan [sic], these are not pizza puffs wtf?'" "'i don't like how little caesar's calling them things pizza puffs [sic],'" and "'those aren't pizza puffs,'" the complaint cited.
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National Law Journal

Justices Will Consider Scope of Corporate Remedies for Trademark Infringement

The Supreme Court agreed to resolve "[w]hether an award of the 'defendant's profits' under the Lanham Act ... can include an order for the defendant to disgorge the distinct profits of legally separate non-party corporate affiliates."
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Law.com

Burr & Forman, Wiggin and Dana Attorneys File Trademark Infringement Suit Against Former Subway Franchise

The complaint alleges the defendants are intentionally infringing on Subway's trademarks and operating their Sub Sub restaurant using Subway's intellectual property, such as recipes and confidential information.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Justices Side With Trademark Office in Rejecting Anti-Trump Slogan

In his opinion for the court, Justice Clarence Thomas wrote that "history and tradition is sufficient to conclude that the names clause—a content-based, but viewpoint-neutral, trademark restriction—is compatible with the First Amendment. We need look no further in this case."
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New York Law Journal

Drake's Apparel Company Hit With Trademark Suit Alleging Infringement of 'Members Only' Mark

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar, ALM's source for immediate alerting on just-filed cases in state and federal courts.
3 minute read

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