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  On Oct., 18th, 2022, Skechers announced in a press release that they filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court... Read More »

  Metaverse as a term dates back to Neal Stephenson's 1992 science fiction novel Snow Crash, representing a virtual... Read More »

  Just the other week, Ohio State University seems to have ended a three-year-old rivalry, not with another university but... Read More »

Attribution to: Published in Landslide, Vol. 14, No. 3, March/April 2022, by the American Bar Association. Reproduced with permission. All... Read More »

On November 16, 2021, Miramax, LLC (“Miramax”) brought claims of breach of contract, copyright infringement, trademark infringement, and unfair... Read More »

The TTAB has affirmed a refusal to register the trade dress configuration mark (see below) of the popular Timberland boot, a wardrobe staple in hip-hop culture (see... Read More »

In April 2021, big-box retailer Walmart Apollo, LLC (“Walmart”) filed a trademark opposition against Yeezy LLC’s (“Yeezy”) U.S... Read More »

MOJAVE DESERT HOLDINGS, LLC v. CROCS, INC. Before Newman, Dyk, and O’Malley.  Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Summary: Parties... Read More »

International sportswear company Nike filed a lawsuit against a Los Angeles-based manufacturer alleged to have produced thousands of inauthentic Nike®... Read More »

On November 30, 2020, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law New York Senate Bill S5959D, an amendment to New York’s right of publicity law to provide... Read More »

On October 27, 2020, the District Court in the Western District of Texas issued its Final Judgment in L’Oreal USA Creative, Inc. v. Drunk Elephant, LLC... Read More »

When they launched “Call Her Daddy” in 2018, Sofia Franklyn and Alexandra Cooper were relatively unknown. They were two New York City friends candidly... Read More »

The U.S. Court of Appeals in the Second Circuit found in favor of Costco in the latest chapter of an over seven-year legal battle between Tiffany and Co... Read More »

On June 19, 2020, Kim Kardashian West’s (“Kardashian West”) company KKW Beauty, LLC (“KKW”) was sued in California Superior Court by its ... Read More »

On May 12, 2020, the United States Patent and Trademark Office issued over 700 new design patents.  Fashion-related designs figured prominently among the new... Read More »

With social media popularity comes more followers. With more followers comes opportunities to market products online. But as the wellness-company Teami discovered... Read More »

On April 10, personal protective equipment (“PPE”) manufacturer 3M filed suit against Performance Supply LLC for trademark infringement, deceptive... Read More »

About 40 years ago, marketing strategists Al Ries and Jack Trout offered the world a way to think about making a brand memorable.  The best way to be remembered... Read More »

In April 2019, outdoor apparel company Patagonia, Inc. sued Anheuser-Busch, LLC in the District Court for the Central District of California. Patagonia brought eight... Read More »

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) allows for a trademark application to be filed on an “Intent to Use” basis to establish a priority date... Read More »