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Written by : Nima Zargari, Ph.D. & Kendall Loebbaka SOCLEAN, INC. v. SUNSET HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS, INC. Before Newman, Lourie, and Prost . Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. Summary: A trademark is entitled to a…
Lanard Toys Limited v. Dolgencorp LLC, Ja-Ru, Inc., and Toys “R” US Before Lourie, Mayer, and Wallach. Appeal from the District Court for the Middle District of Florida. Summary: A useful article is not copyrightable if the asserted expression…
On October 30, 2018, the Federal Circuit weighed in on Converse’s Chuck Taylor trade dress infringement lawsuit. As reported in If the IP Fits, Wear It: IP Protection For Footwear – a U.S. Perspective , Converse filed over 30 lawsuits in the…
Written by Rebecca L. Wright, Ph.D. and Ian W. Gillies Edited by Loni Morrow and Catherine Holland Newcomer to the luxury cosmetics marketplace, Tatcha LLC (“Tatcha”), recently made a splash by filing a trade dress infringement lawsuit in the…
Written by Nicole R. Townes and Catherine Holland Edited by Jeff Van Hoosear As discussed in our previous blog post Puma Treads New Territory Hitting Forever 21 with Copyright Allegations after the Supreme Court’s Star Athletica Decision, Puma sued…
Written by Vicki Y. Nee , Susan Natland , and Boris Zelkind Edited by Loni Morrow and Catherine Holland Over the last year, there have been some significant trademark and copyright cases in the fashion industry. Below are summaries of recent cases all…
Written by Lesley Kim and Robert Roby Edited by Loni Morrow and Catherine Holland In the fashion and beauty world, the copying of higher-priced brands is widespread. While in fashion, the term for copies of designer products is “knockoffs,” in…
