Opposition No. 91242007 (T.T.A.B. July 22, 2020)
On behalf of Robert Kirkman, LLC—owner of THE WALKING DEAD trademark associated with the comic book and television series—we successfully opposed in the TTAB an application to register the mark THE TOKING DEAD that covered retail merchandise related to comic books about zombies that smoke cannabis. More
On behalf of client Intercontinental Great Brands, LLC (“IGBL”)—owner of the famous CHICLETS brand of chewing gum—we successfully defended against a cancellation action filed in the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in which Retrobrands USA, LLC sought to cancel IGBL’s registrations for the CHICLETS trademark on the ground that IGBL allegedly had abandoned the trademark in the United States.More
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
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
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
8:13-cv-02967-GJH (D. Md. Jan. 30, 2014)
The Firm successfully defeated a motion for a preliminary injunction motion on behalf of client Athleta, Inc., a leading retailer of women’s performance apparel and gear and part of The Gap, Inc.’s portfolio of companies. Plaintiff Body Wisdom Media,More
Opp. No. 91198282 (T.T.A.B. Sept. 12, 2012)
The Firm successfully represented our client, Frank Sinatra Enterprises, LLC, which holds the exclusive right to commercially exploit Mr. Sinatra’s name and likeness, in its challenge before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board of the U.S.More
Opp. No. 91181263 (T.T.A.B. Apr. 28, 2011)
The firm successfully represented Clinique Laboratories, LLC in its challenge to Nevada-based Absolute Dental LLC’s attempt to register the mark CLINIQUE DENTIQUE for “cosmetic dentistry services.”More
768 F. Supp. 2d 672 (S.D.N.Y. 2011)
The firm obtained summary judgment in favor of client, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (“PETA”), dismissing copyright infringement claim brought against PETA in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on basis of alleged use in PETA animal rights campaign of historical facts and not-new idea of comparing mistreatment of slaves in 19th century America to mistreatment of animals today.More
732 F. Supp. 2d 712 (E.D. Ky. 2010)
On behalf of our client Cadbury Adams USA LLC–maker of the famous DENTYNE brand of chewing gum–we defeated a motion for a preliminary injunction brought by plaintiff which sought to block the launch of Cadbury’s new breath purifying gum,More
