On behalf of client Old Navy (Apparel), LLC, we successfully opposed an application to register the mark OLD IVY for clothing before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (the “TTAB”) of the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The TTAB found that OLD IVY was confusingly similar to our client’s OLD NAVY mark,More
Sawicky v. AMC Networks Inc.
2:2018-cv-00114 (C.D. Cal. July 11, 2018), aff’d 753 Fed. Appx. 501 (9th Cir. 2019)
We obtained judgment on the pleadings for Defendant AMC Networks in connection with a claim concerning the use of a hip-hop concept for television program. The 9th Circuit affirmed.More
UMG Recordings, Inc. v. Siggy Music, Inc.
2018 WL 3529479, Opp. No. 91200616, Canc. No. 92053622 (T.T.A.B. July 19, 2018)
After a seven-year battle before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board of the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the Firm prevailed on behalf of client UMG Recordings, Inc. (“UMG”)—owner of the JACKSON 5 trademark—in its challenge to an attempt to register the mark J5 for clothing and related merchandise by Siggy Music,More
Royal Crown Co. v. Coca-Cola Co.
892 F.3d 1358 (Fed. Cir. 2018)
On behalf of Royal Crown Company, Inc. and Dr Pepper/Seven Up, Inc. (together, “RC”), the Firm prevailed at the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals after a nearly decade-long battle concerning whether The Coca-Cola Company (“TCCC”) could claim exclusive trademark rights to ZERO for soft drinks. More
Asuragen, Inc. v. Accuragen, Inc.
2018 WL 558888, Case No. 16-cv-5440-RS (N.D. Cal. Jan. 25, 2018)
On behalf of our client, plaintiff Asuragen, Inc., the Firm defeated defendant Accuragen, Inc.’s motion for summary judgment in an infringement action between two providers of genomic services and their respective ASURAGEN and ACCURAGEN trademarks.More
Hoop Culture, Inc. v. The Gap, Inc.
122 F. Supp. 3d 1338 (M.D. Fla. 2015), aff’d, 684 Fed.Appx. 981 (11th Cir. 2016)
Following an evidentiary hearing, on behalf of client The Gap, Inc. and its Old Navy brand, the Firm was successful in defeating a motion for a preliminary injunction brought by plaintiff Hoop Culture,More
Burroughs v. MGM
98 Civ. 7448 (S.D.N.Y. 2000)
We represented the heirs of Edgar Rice Burroughs in the first case interpreting the 1976 Copyright Act’s termination provisions. The decision required editing MGM’s 1981 remake of its 1932 film Tarzan, The Apeman, but then held that the edited version did not contravene the provision of a 1931 motion picture license requiring MGM to adhere to the original story in exercising the right granted to it to remake the original production of this film and did not violate the Burroughs’More
Janet Jackson v. Janetjackson.com
No. 00-773-A (E.D. Va 2000)
We successfully recovered the domain name JANETJACKSON.COM in this in rem action under the Anti-cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act. More
Carvel Corp. v. The Ice Cream Bakery, Inc.
1999 TTAB LEXIS 217 (T.T.A.B. May 19, 1999)
We represented Carvel Corporation in its successful opposition against a
former licensee’s attempt to register the mark THE ICE CREAM BAKERY. The
applicant argued that Carvel had abandoned THE ICE CREAM BAKERY through naked
licensing, because Carvel’s licensee’s use of the mark was not identical to
Carvel’s use.More
Buffett v. Cheeseburger in Paradise, Inc.
97 CV 00214 (3/18/97) 98 CV 01730 (3/11/98) (C.D. Cal.)
In a case of first impression, we successfully argued that in a federal
court action seeking to cancel the defendant’s trademark registration, the
applicable factors to be applied are those established by the Federal Circuit,
not the likelihood of confusion factors applied in an infringement analysis.More