Trademark Infringement, Trade Secrets, Appeals

State court action doesn’t create reasonable apprehension of related federal claims

McDermott Will & Schulte on 7/17/2025

Addressing whether a federal district court had jurisdiction over an action for declaratory relief that certain trade secrets and trademarks were invalid and not infringed, the US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit...more

Message Received: US Courts Are Appropriate, More Convenient Venue to Adjudicate US IP Disputes

McDermott Will & Schulte on 2/23/2023

Addressing personal jurisdiction and forum non conveniens in a software licensing dispute, the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit upheld a district court’s exercise of personal jurisdiction over a Dutch entity and the...more

Half-Baked Case: No Misappropriation or False Advertising Given Over-Broad Allegations

McDermott Will & Schulte on 3/31/2022

The US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit affirmed a district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of a defendant baker on a trade dress infringement claim and reversed the district court’s denial of the defendant...more

Use of Infringing Product, Misappropriated Trade Secrets May Continue—for a Licensing Fee

McDermott Will & Schulte on 9/3/2020

The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit affirmed a district court’s stay of a permanent injunction against copyright infringement and trade secret misappropriation, permitting the infringer to continue use of an...more

Claims for Continued Trade Secret Misappropriation Allowed when Statute Permits Separate Accrual

McDermott Will & Schulte on 8/13/2019

The US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit reversed in part and affirmed in part a district court’s decision that a trademark owner’s infringement claims were time-barred, finding that Pennsylvania applies a separate...more

Dutch court of appeal sets up confidentiality club in IP proceedings

Hogan Lovells on 8/1/2019

In a recent trademark case, the Court of Appeal of The Hague set up a confidentiality club in order to create a possibility for the alleged infringer to submit confidential information in the proceedings. This mechanism was...more

The Katten Kattwalk - Issue 08

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 10/16/2015

The Katten Kattwalk discusses legal issues in the fashion industry affecting the trademarks, patents and copyrights associated with companies, brands and products. Letter From the Editor - Fashion Week has come and...more

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