Trademark Infringement, Intellectual Property Protection, Injunctive Relief

Three Point Shot - August 2025

Proskauer Rose LLP on 8/12/2025

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

Full Court Press: NIKE Files Trademark Infringement Lawsuit Against BAPE

ArentFox Schiff on 3/10/2023

Nike Inc. recently sued Japanese streetwear company, A Bathing Ape (BAPE), in the Southern District of New York, alleging that BAPE’s business model revolves around offering “near verbatim” copies of Nike’s iconic Air Force...more

MarkIt to Market® - April 2022

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. on 4/28/2022

Thank you for reading the April 2022 issue of Sterne Kessler's MarkIt to Market® newsletter. This month, we discuss two ongoing administrative legal challenges to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration's policies on...more

MarkIt to Market® - April 2021: Sole Mates (or Not) – Takeaways from Nike v. Satan Shoes

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. on 5/3/2021

It was hard to escape news last month of the “Satan Shoes” collaboration between Lil Nas X and Brooklyn art collective MSCHF Product Studio (“MSCHF”). The limited (666 pairs) release of custom red and black Nike Air Max...more

MarkIt to Market® - April 2021

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. on 4/30/2021

[co-author: Joseph Diorio, Law Clerk] The April 2021 issue of Sterne Kessler's MarkIt to Market® newsletter discusses the suit filed by Nike over MSCHF's "Satan Shoes"; the latest PTAB decision in the ongoing battle...more

Second User Vaping Company Has No Claim to “Affliction”

McDermott Will & Schulte on 10/14/2019

The US Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit reversed a grant of summary judgment in favor of a company selling vaping accessories under the mark AFFLICTION, holding that the district court had erred in holding as a matter of...more

Minnesota Federal Mutual Court Adopts “Look Through” Basis For Federal Question Jurisdiction In FAA Section 9 Disputes

Carlton Fields on 10/10/2018

The District of Minnesota issued several opinions this summer in a dispute between two insurance companies, Federated Mutual Insurance Co. (“Federated Mutual”) and Federated National Holding Co. (“Federated National”),...more

When Social Media Takedown Notices Aren’t Enough

Jaburg Wilk on 3/26/2018

Social media usage has exploded in recent years and has permanently transformed the way products and services are marketed and sold. Social media platforms include many different online destinations such as social networking...more

Discovery Sanctions Affirmed Despite Dwarfing Potential Value of Entire Case

Akerman LLP - Marks, Works & Secrets on 2/12/2018

In Klipsch v. ePRO, the Second Circuit affirmed discovery sanctions commensurate with the costs incurred by the moving party in addressing the sanctionable conduct ($2.68 million), as well as security for the sanctions,...more

Food & Beverage Litigation Update | November 2017

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. on 11/6/2017

NOSB Votes to Continue Allowing Hydroponics - The National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) has reportedly voted to continue allowing food grown in water-based nutrient solutions to be labeled “organic,” rejecting a...more

Hillary Clinton's IP Litigation Experience

Foley & Lardner LLP on 10/18/2016

Many people are surprised to learn that Hillary Clinton was an intellectual property attorney when she practiced law from 1977-1992 for the Rose Law Firm. While the New York Times has reported that former colleagues cannot...more

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