The Katten Kattwalk discusses legal issues in the fashion industry affecting the trademarks, patents and copyrights associated with companies, brands and products.
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6/8/2018
/ Advertising ,
Class Action ,
Corporate Branding ,
False Advertising ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Health Claims ,
Issue Preclusion ,
Product Labels ,
Product Packaging ,
Self-Certification ,
Slogans ,
Trademark Registration ,
Trademark Trial and Appeal Board ,
Trademarks
The Katten Kattwalk discusses legal issues in the fashion industry affecting the trademarks, patents and copyrights associated with companies, brands and products.
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2/26/2018
/ Christian Louboutin ,
Fashion Design ,
Fashion Industry ,
First Amendment ,
Fox Broadcasting ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Internet Retailers ,
Lanham Act ,
Retailers ,
Television Shows ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademarks ,
Website Accessibility
Disputes Between Departing Member and Remnant Group -
In Lyons vs. American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit addressed a dispute regarding the proper...more
The Katten Kattwalk discusses legal issues in the fashion industry affecting the trademarks, patents and copyrights associated with companies, brands and products.
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7/18/2017
/ Copyright ,
Corporate Branding ,
Design Patent ,
DMCA ,
Fashion Industry ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Influencers ,
Safe Harbors ,
Social Networks ,
Star Athletica v Varsity Brands ,
Websites
The Katten Kattwalk discusses legal issues in the fashion industry affecting the trademarks, patents and copyrights associated with companies, brands and products.
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5/15/2017
/ Dropbox ,
Fashion Branding ,
Fashion Industry ,
Fee-Shifting ,
IP Assignment Agreements ,
Lanham Act ,
Likelihood of Confusion ,
Social Networks ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademark Opposition Proceedings ,
Trademark Trial and Appeal Board ,
Trademarks ,
Trader Joes
After months of standing on the sidelines of the most closely watched case impacting the fashion industry in recent years, legal practitioners and fashion designers now have a framework for protecting decorative elements of...more
The Katten Kattwalk discusses legal issues in the fashion industry affecting the trademarks, patents and copyrights associated with companies, brands and products.
...more
The Katten Kattwalk discusses legal issues in the fashion industry affecting the trademarks, patents and copyrights associated with companies, brands and products.
...more
From time to time, new generic top-level domains (gTLDs) become available for registration.
Among the many gTLDs newly available is .store. This gTLD is intended to provide brand owners with a domain that is instantly...more
The Katten Kattwalk discusses legal issues in the fashion industry affecting the trademarks, patents and copyrights associated with companies, brands and products.
...more
3/16/2016
/ Adidas ,
Class Action ,
Discount Pricing ,
Fashion Industry ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Issue Preclusion ,
Native Advertising ,
Non-Use of Trademarks ,
Trademark Litigation ,
Trademark Opposition Proceedings ,
Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
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
10/16/2015
/ Acquiescence ,
Affirmative Defenses ,
Appeals ,
Cheerleaders ,
Confidential Information ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Dilution ,
Fashion Industry ,
Filing Fees ,
Generic ,
Laches ,
Lanham Act ,
Likelihood of Confusion ,
Misappropriation ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Presumption of Validity ,
Summary Judgment ,
Trade Secrets ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademark Registration ,
Trademark Trial and Appeal Board ,
Trademarks ,
Trial de Novo ,
Undue Prejudice ,
Uniforms ,
USPTO
Happy summer! We are seeing some great new styles this summer here on Madison Avenue, and of course, there are a number of hot legal issues to consider as we head into the fall. Our latest issue discusses the applicability of...more
7/29/2015
/ Advertising ,
Bad Faith ,
Domain Names ,
Infringement ,
Trademark Act ,
Trademark Trial and Appeal Board ,
Trademarks ,
UDRP ,
Use in Commerce ,
USPTO ,
WIPO
A jury awarded Apple more than $1 billion in damages after finding that smartphones sold by Samsung diluted Apple's trade dress and infringed Apple's design and utility patents. After a partial retrial limited to determining...more
In a carefully crafted 7-2 decision in B&B Hardware, Inc. v. Hargis Industries, Inc., the Supreme Court of the United States reversed the US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit and granted preclusive effect to Trademark...more
In this issue:
- “Google It”: The Search Engine’s Trademark May Be a Verb, But It’s Not Generic
- You Say “Tom‘ah’to,” I Say “Tom‘ay’to”: Determining the Correct Pronunciation of Uniquely Coined...more
In this issue:
- The Early Bird Gets the Trademark: Don’t Delay Filing Intent-to-Use Applications
- Color Wars: Narrowing Color Claims in Trademark Rights
- It’s Good to Be Famous: TTAB Expands...more
In this issue:
- Trademark Infringed? No Preliminary Injunction Unless Irreparable Harm Proved
- Want to Reserve a Trademark? Be Prepared to Prove You Will Use It
- Around the Horn: Customs and...more
In this issue:
- New Rules on Use of Child Models
- Impact of TTAB Rulings on Court Decisions
- Sports Teams’ Logos and Marks May Be Different
- It’s Ten O’Clock—Do You Know Where Your Company’s...more
In this issue:
- Questions Left Unanswered by Louboutin Case
- Supreme Court Rules on Covenant Not to Sue
- An Eye for Fashion: New York Magazine Presents New York’s
- Women Leaders in the...more