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The Ninth Circuit recently revived Monster Energy Company’s (“Monster Energy”) trademark and trade dress dispute against a company that markets camping equipment under the mark 4MONSTER. Monster Energy owns the well-known...more
Gray-market goods, also known as parallel imports, are genuine products imported into the United States without the consent of the US trademark owner, often bypassing authorized distribution channels. This Legal Update...more
Luxury jewelry and apparel brand, Chrome Hearts, LLC has filed a lawsuit against rock legend Neil Young and his current backing band, the Chrome Hearts, in the Central District of California, alleging that both the backing...more
Last year we reported on the Trader Joe’s labor union’s success in dismissing a trademark infringement action that Trader Joe’s had filed against the union, Trader Joe’s United, in the Central District of California. ...more
Kilpatrick partner Ted Davis spoke recently on recent developments in U.S. trademark and unfair competition law during a webinar of the Cincinnati Intellectual Property Law Association....more
You may have seen the headlines over the summer that lululemon sued Costco for trademark infringement because Costco has been selling clothing that bears a striking resemblance to lululemon clothing. Your first thought might...more
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reversed and remanded a district court’s dismissal of a Lanham Act action, finding that this case was not the rare instance where there was no plausible likelihood that a...more
On August 8, 2025, Baylor University filed a federal lawsuit against Boston University alleging trademark infringement and unfair competition over Boston University’s use of an interlocking BU design....more
When it comes to trademark co-ownership, the Fifth Circuit’s recent decision in Reed v. Marshall, 142 F.4th 338 (5th Cir. 2025), hits a familiar note: DON’T WALK AWAY without a clear contract. The case, featuring the R&B...more
What happens when a decades-old trademark agreement collides with modern branding strategies? Baylor University has sued Boston University over the use of an interlocking “BU” logo, reigniting a dispute that traces back to a...more
This article provides an overview of materiality’s important role in false and deceptive advertising law, centered around the role of consumer surveys. It explains the legal requirements for materiality under different...more
In this episode, Austin Padgett and Rusty Close venture into the dynamic world of guitar pedals, focusing on the iconic Klon Centaur and its creator's legal showdown with Behringer's Centaur Overdrive. While many Klon...more
Ninth Circuit affirms dismissal of Lanham Act claims regarding use of drag queen Vicky Vox’s image and likeness in animated Netflix show and teaser trailer, holding, under Rogers test, that use was artistically relevant to...more
Watching a Cubs game from a nearby rooftop sounds like an ideal afternoon. At Wrigley Field, it became a business. For years, rooftop owners near the stadium sold tickets, served food and drinks, and offered fans a unique...more
Voice actors received a rare, if incomplete, victory against alleged AI infringers in a recent opinion from an SDNY judge in Lehrman v. Lovo, Inc. Voice actors Paul Lehrman and Linnea Sage filed an action against AI...more
The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed a $190 million verdict based on deceptive trade practices, concluding that the district court performed well within its discretion in making the procedural ruling and...more
The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit upheld a district court’s summary judgment decision that a co-owner of a trademark cannot bring infringement or dilution claims under the Lanham Act against other co-owners or...more
Legal Issue: Some people think you can just sell a trademark for profit. Sometimes these are called trademark farms where people will register a trademark only to sell it. Another situation arises where a company is...more
I don’t wanna grow up, I’m a TOYS R US kid. So, many of us grew up with this commercial jingle and it along with the brand brings back positive memories of celebrating birthdays and holidays. But what happens when a company...more
District court grants Disney’s motion for summary judgment, holding it did not infringe plaintiffs’ copyright in blue-eyed ukulele-playing turtle character, but rather independently created its own musical turtle character,...more
Kilpatrick partner Ted Davis spoke recently at the International Trademark Association’s annual meeting on recent developments in United States trademark and unfair competition law over the trailing twelve months....more
Third-party infringers are finding new ways to sell unauthorized products and profit from doing so. As one example, the third-party seller buys products in bulk from the product owner, receiving a cheaper rate due to bulk...more
The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit affirmed a district court’s jury verdict that found trade dress infringement and liability under state deceptive practices law, and the court’s order entering a nationwide...more
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reversed and remanded a district court decision, allowing collection of actual damages in a default judgment where the complaint only sought damages “in an amount to be determined...more
The United States Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in Dewberry Engineers Inc. v. Dewberry Group, Inc. on Feb. 26, 2025, clarifying the scope of damages available under the Lanham Act in trademark infringement cases....more