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The Third Circuit Limits Preclusive Effect of the TTAB Rulings

On September 17, 2021, the Third Circuit held in Beasley v. Howard that trademark cancellation proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (“TTAB”) do not have claim preclusive effect against trademark...more

9/29/2021 / Fraud , Intellectual Property Protection , Issue Preclusion , Jurisdiction , Lanham Act , Music Industry , Trademark Cancellation , Trademark Infringement , Trademark Litigation , Trademark Trial and Appeal Board , Trademarks

After Almost 20 Years of Litigation, “Lucky” Finally Gets Lucky

On May 14, 2020, the United States Supreme Court held in Lucky Brand Dungarees Inc., et al. v. Marcel Fashion Group Inc., that a party is not precluded from raising new defenses, when a subsequent lawsuit between the same...more

5/19/2020 / Claim Preclusion , Collateral Estoppel , Counterclaims , Defense Preclusion , Fashion Branding , Issue Preclusion , Lucky Brand Dungarees v Marcel Fashion Group , Motion to Dismiss , Release Agreements , Res Judicata , SCOTUS , Split of Authority , Subsequent Litigation , Trademark Infringement , Trademark Litigation , Trademarks

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

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

10/29/2019 / Appeals , Certiorari , Defense Strategies , Fashion Industry , Federal Rules of Civil Procedure , Inherently Distinctive , Intellectual Property Protection , Issue Preclusion , Release Agreements , Res Judicata , Reversal , SCOTUS , Settlement Agreements , Trademark Infringement , Trademark Litigation , Trademarks

Will Lucky Get Lucky This Time Around?

On Friday, June 28, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to consider whether, in cases where a plaintiff asserts new claims, federal preclusion principles bar a defendant from raising defenses that were not actually litigated...more

7/9/2019 / Amended Complaints , Appeals , Certiorari , Claim Preclusion , Collateral Estoppel , Issue Preclusion , Lanham Act , Res Judicata , SCOTUS , Settlement Agreements , Trademark Infringement , Trademark Litigation , Trademarks , Unfair Competition

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