We previously wrote about a series of trademark lawsuits filed by NBA MVP and now NBA champion Giannis Antetokounmpo over the use of his nickname “Greek Freak”. Those lawsuits all contained similar allegations: that the...more
1/4/2022
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Damages ,
Lanham Act ,
Likelihood of Confusion ,
Merchandising Rights ,
Name and Likeness ,
Permanent Injunctions ,
Statutory Damages ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademark Litigation ,
Trademarks
A long-running battle between Deckers Outdoor Corp., the makers of UGG boots, and Australian Leather PTY Ltd. may finally be over after a May 7 ruling by the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. The battle...more
5/25/2021
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Counterclaims ,
Doctrine of Equivalents ,
Foreign Equivalency Determination ,
Generic Marks ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Summary Judgment ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademark Litigation ,
Trademarks ,
Willful Infringement
NBA superstar and reigning NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo recently filed a series of trademark infringement lawsuits in the Southern District of New York against online retailers and their operators. In the lawsuits,...more
In a dispute between two fruit product manufacturers concerning whether the phrase “Fruit is Our 1st Ingredient” is protectable as a trademark the parties initially litigated the application of the “first-to-file” rule where...more
When two boxing companies sparred before the TTAB, the gloves came off—and that wasn’t only because the dispute concerned a trademark registration for boxing gloves. In Moreno v. Pro Boxing Supplies, Inc., the petitioner,...more