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McDermott Will & Emery

Case Closed: OpenAI Prevails on Secondary Meaning

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The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court’s grant of a preliminary injunction (PI) in a trademark action under the Lanham Act, stating that the district court’s ruling was not clearly erroneous...more

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Flava Works sues 23 DOES in Illinois

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Flava Works used to file a good number of file-sharing lawsuits.  I have not seen alot lately.  However, they have just filed a mass Doe Defendant lawsuit in Illinois Federal Court (Northern District) alleging copyright and...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Whisk-y Business: Notice Alone Is Sufficient for Preliminary Injunction

The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit concluded that only notice of a preliminary injunction (PI) motion, and not perfected formal service, is needed to assert jurisdiction to issue an injunction. Whirlpool Corp. v....more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

MarkIt to Market® - October 2022: Don't Delay, Act Today: Showing of Irreparable Harm Damaged by Delay in Filing Complaint

In a recent court order out of the Eastern District of Washington, a judge denied the Plaintiff’s request for a preliminary injunction against Defendant’s use of the mark LEAVENWORTH OKTOBERFEST, based in part on Plaintiff’s...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

MarkIt to Market® - October 2022

Thank you for reading the October 2022 issue of Sterne Kessler's MarkIt to Market® newsletter. This month, we discuss an ongoing trademark suit involving a claim of irreparable harm, share the now open gTLD Sunrise periods,...more

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3M Strikes Against N95 Mask Price Gouging

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3M Company is well known for its vigilant program of trademark protection, and that has been underscored during the pandemic. Most recently, 3M obtained a sweeping preliminary injunction in the Sothern District of New York...more

Akerman LLP - Marks, Works & Secrets

Lanham Act Preemption of State Law Where Cannabis Trademarks Are At Issue

As cannabis products become legal in more and more states, commercial interest grows in protecting the trademarks associated with those products.  The United States Patent and Trademark Office has maintained its refusal to...more

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Court Rules Trademark Infringement Enough to Hold Landlord Liable

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Last year, the Eleventh Circuit affirmed a judgment holding that a landlord’s constructive knowledge of its tenant’s trademark infringement is enough to hold the landlord liable. Several years earlier, Arent Fox...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Intellectual Property - Trademark - The World in U.S. Courts: Winter 2019

Personal Jurisdiction to Support Preliminary Injunction Against Dubai- and Belarus-Based Defendants in Trademark Infringement Suit Based on Three Purchases of Cryptocurrency in New York - Alibaba Group Holding Limited v....more

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