Trademark Infringement, Intellectual Property Protection, Settlement Agreements

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

Disgorgement of Profits Appropriate Remedy for Breach of Contract, Trademark Infringement

McDermott Will & Schulte on 8/25/2023

In a trademark infringement and breach of contract case involving real estate companies with a shared name, the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed summary judgment in favor of the trademark owner, including...more

Three Point Shot - November 2022

Proskauer Rose LLP on 11/30/2022

NBA Properties Lands Slam Dunk in Intellectual Property Win Heard Around the Globe - NBA Properties, Inc. (“NBAP”), the exclusive licensee of the National Basketball Association (“NBA”) and NBA teams’ distinctive trademarks,...more

Cease and Desist Letters Need to Balance Effectiveness While Considering Consequences

Ladas & Parry LLP on 7/14/2021

Letters demanding that a company “cease and desist” what the sender of the letter deems an infringement of the sender’s intellectual property rights – whether patent, trademark or copyright – are communications primarily to...more

The Federal Circuit “OK”s a Questionable Path to Petitioning for Cancellation of a Trademark Registration

Haug Partners LLP on 12/17/2020

In Australian Therapeutic Supplies Pty Ltd. v. Naked TM, LLC, the Federal Circuit recently denied a petition for rehearing en banc of a panel decision finding that a petitioner who contracted away its rights to unregistered...more

Lucky Opening Brief on Cert.: Second Circuit’s Novel “Defense Preclusion” Rule Turns a Blind Eye on Bedrock Preclusion Principles

Akerman LLP - Marks, Works & Secrets on 10/29/2019

In June 2019, the United States Supreme Court granted certiorari in Lucky Brand Dungarees Inc., et al. v. Marcel Fashion Group Inc., No. 18-1086. As set forth in our prior blog posts, Lucky Brand Dungarees Inc. and related...more

Stirring the Pot: Recent Trademark Infringement Claims from Major Brands In the Cannabis Field

Knobbe Martens on 5/31/2019

What do UPS and TAPATIO hot sauce have in common? Based on recent California Court filings, both companies are serious about protecting their trademarks from infringement by entities in the cannabis space. In 2019, both...more

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