Nike and Sneaker Customizer Lace Up a Settlement -
On June 18, 2025, Nike, Inc. (“Nike”) and Dominic Ciambrone (“Ciambrone”), founder of the shoe customization outfit, The Shoe Surgeon, entered into a confidential...more
8/12/2025
/ Counterfeiting ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Fashion Industry ,
First Amendment ,
Injunctive Relief ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Lanham Act ,
Liability ,
Nike ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Settlement ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Trade Dress ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademark Litigation ,
Trademarks
Hubble-Bubble in the Chewing Gum Industry: Big League Chew and Licensee Stretch Arguments in Ongoing Trade Dress Suit -
The business relationship between Big League Chew Properties LLC (“Big League Chew”), the owner of...more
7/14/2025
/ Appeals ,
Breach of Contract ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
License Agreements ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Trade Dress ,
Trademark Application ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademark Registration ,
Trademarks
12th Man Up in the First Half: Texas Court Rules that Aggies Athletic Foundation Owes No Fiduciary Duty to Football Boosters, Second Half to Reveal Winner on Contract Claims -
There is perhaps no relationship stronger and...more
8/1/2024
/ Anti-SLAPP ,
Cease and Desist Orders ,
Contract Claims ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Football ,
Injunctive Relief ,
Lanham Act ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
NV Supreme Court ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademarks
A Céspedes for the Rest of Us! Ex-New York Met Has Himself a Day, Winning a Critical Preliminary Injunction, as Chandler Bats Founder Finds Himself in a Pickle -
The companies of ex-MLB player Yoenis Céspedes—La Potencia,...more
7/11/2024
/ Breach of Contract ,
CO Supreme Court ,
Contract Terms ,
Duty of Care ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Liability ,
Misappropriation ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Negligence ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Right of Way ,
Trade Secrets ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademarks ,
Waivers
Mischief Afoot: Vans Kicks MSCHF’s Main Defense to Trademark Infringement to the Curb in Art Sneaker Dispute -
If the shoe fits, wear it. Or so the Second Circuit mused in a recent decision, in which it “re-boxed” an art...more
5/6/2024
/ Dilution ,
Enforcement ,
Fantasy Sports ,
First Amendment ,
Gaming Commissions ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Jack Daniels Properties Inc v VIP Products LLC ,
Licensing Rules ,
New Rules ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Prior Art ,
Restraining Orders ,
Rogers Test ,
SCOTUS ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademarks