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Trademark Case Shows Infringement Is Often in the Eye of the Beholder — Federal Court Rules in Favor of Beauty Company’s “Dupe”...

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Conventional notions of trademark law suggest that emulating a popular product or service carries certain legal risks. However, a recent federal ruling highlights the complexities of trademark infringement cases involving...more

Proskauer - Minding Your Business

Kardashian’s ‘SKKN by Kim’ Brand Facing Legal Uncertainty

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Kim Kardashian has been hit with a lawsuit by New York-based Beauty Concepts LLC over Kardashian’s recently launched skincare line, “SKKN by Kim.” Beauty Concepts filed a complaint in the Eastern District of New York against...more

Akerman LLP - Marks, Works & Secrets

APOGEE at its Nadir for Louis Vuitton at Federal Circuit

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The Federal Circuit recently sustained the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board’s (“TTAB” or the “Board”)  refusal to register Louis Vuitton Malletier’s (“LVM”) trademark APOGÉE for perfumes, a decision that will concern...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Federal Circuit Denies Louis Vuitton’s “Apogée” Registration

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Apogée or ApHogee: that is the question. Do those look or sound similar to you? Not to Louis Vuitton. But the Federal Circuit disagreed, and on July 5 ruled that the luxury brand could not register the word “Apogée” as a...more

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