Fashion Industry, USPTO, Trademark Litigation

John Wick Targets Jane Wick with Trademark Opposition

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on 3/14/2025

John Wick is a highly successful film franchise starring Keanu Reeves as a hitman who reluctantly emerges from retirement to avenge the killing of his pet beagle (among other offenses committed by a group of not-very-nice...more

UGG(H), My Business Needs to Change its Name –A Cautionary Tale for International Trademark Strategy

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 1/23/2025

A longstanding Australian brand, UGG Since 1974, is fighting for the right to use its UGG trademark for footwear in the United States. Deckers Outdoor Corporation, a US-based shoe company, filed a lawsuit against the...more

Cautionary Tale: Commercializing ‘Street Cred' - The Katten Kattwalk | Issue 23

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 10/5/2021

Over the past year, I've carefully followed the increase in litigation brought by artists against retailers — clothing brands, automotive brands, and food and beverage chains — for the alleged copying of their distinctive...more

The Top 5 Most Fashionable Intellectual Property Disputes To Walk This Year’s Runways at New York Fashion Week

Foley Hoag LLP - Making Your Mark on 2/7/2020

New York Fashion Week (NYFW) officially kicks off today, February 7, 2020, with a week’s worth of captivating runway shows from top designers. The timing, however, could not be worse, since the 92nd Academy Awards is airing...more

Foreign Equivalents: Ricardo and Richard

Akerman LLP - Marks, Works & Secrets on 9/10/2019

In a precedential decision involving the “doctrine of foreign equivalents,” the Board found no likelihood of confusion between the mark RICHARD MAGAZINE for a website in the field of fashion and lifestyle and the mark RICARDO...more

Cultural and Intellectual Property Appropriation: Disputes Over Culturally-Inspired Fashions

Foley Hoag LLP - Making Your Mark on 2/11/2019

If you haven’t heard already, New York Fashion Week is here! As usual, a lineup of awe-inspiring shows is expected to roll out over the next several days, as it does every September and February, highlighting the latest...more

TTAB Decision Underscores Difficulty Of Proving Fraud Before The USPTO

Ladas & Parry LLP on 7/5/2018

In Tommie Copper IP Inc v Gcool-Tech Usa LLC (Opposition No 91223768 (9 May 2018) [not precedential]), the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) has dismissed an opposition where the applicant did not have use in commerce...more

Trade Dress Claim Based on Shoe’s Rectangular Metal Toe Plate Booted by SDNY

Akerman LLP - Marks, Works & Secrets on 9/22/2016

The Southern District of New York recently booted shoe manufacturer LVL XIII Brands, Inc.’s trade dress infringement suit against Louis Vuitton Malletier S.A. in LVL XIII Brands, Inc. v. Louis Vuitton Malletier S.A.. At issue...more

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