In this edition of The Precedent, we outline the decision in Sunkist Growers, Inc. v. Intrastate Distribs., Inc. The Federal Circuit reversed a decision by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (“Board”) dismissing Sunkist...more
10/29/2025
/ Appeals ,
CAFC ,
DuPont Factors ,
Lanham Act ,
Likelihood of Confusion ,
Reversal ,
Trademark Application ,
Trademark Litigation ,
Trademark Opposition Proceedings ,
Trademark Registration ,
Trademark Trial and Appeal Board ,
Trademarks
In this edition of The Precedent, we outline the decision in Egenera, Inc. v. Cisco Systems, Inc. Overview - The Federal Circuit affirmed a grant of partial summary judgment based on the plain meaning of a term when the...more
9/18/2025
/ Appeals ,
Appellate Courts ,
CAFC ,
Claim Construction ,
JMOL ,
Jury Verdicts ,
Motion for JMOL ,
Noninfringement ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Summary Judgment
In this edition of The Precedent, we outline the Federal Circuit's decision in Kroy IP Holdings, LLC v. Groupon, Inc. Overview - The Federal Circuit held that the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s (PTAB) finding of...more
In wrapping up the 2023-24 term and embarking on the 2024-25 term, the Supreme Court was asked to decide a number of intellectual property cases. The Court issued several significant opinions in 2024 and has taken several...more
2/6/2025
/ Copyright ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Damages ,
Discovery ,
Domicile ,
First Amendment ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Lanham Act ,
SCOTUS ,
Summary Judgment ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademarks
In this edition of The Precedent, we outline the recent federal circuit decision in Bitmanagement Software GmbH v. United States (Fed. Cir. Jan. 7, 2025)....more