On September 7, 2018, Olaplex, LLC and LIQWD, INC. (collectively, “Olaplex”) filed suit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida against Verbena Products, LLC d/b/a BEAUTYVICE and Robert Roque...more
The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) released a report on an investigation of China’s acts, policies, and practices related to technology transfer, intellectual property (“IP”), and innovation. The...more
8/1/2018
/ Ad Velorum Property Taxes ,
China ,
Comment Period ,
Counterfeiting ,
Exclusions ,
Fashion Industry ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Requests for Exclusion ,
Section 301 ,
Tariffs ,
Trademarks ,
Trump Administration ,
USTR
Moldex-Metric, Inc. filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against McKeon Products. Moldex-Metric asserted that McKeon infringed its unregistered trade dress consisting of a bright green color for foam ear plugs by using a...more
6/22/2018
/ Advertising ,
Aesthetic Functionality ,
Appeals ,
Color Marks ,
Essential Functions ,
Fashion Industry ,
Lanham Act ,
Reversal ,
Reversible Error ,
Secondary Meaning ,
Summary Judgment ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademarks
Successful brands from the United States, and particularly those branded by U.S. celebrities, are often received with similar enthusiasm in other parts of the world. Recently, YEEZY shoes designed by Kanye West made their...more
3/5/2018
/ Celebrities ,
China ,
Counterfeiting ,
Fashion Branding ,
First-to-File ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Madrid Protocol ,
Trademark Cancellation ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademark Registration ,
Trademarks