112 F. Supp 2d. 330, 56 U.S.P.Q.2d 1176 (S.D.N.Y. 2000)
We won summary judgment on First Amendment and other grounds dismissing
plaintiff’s U.S. Trademark Act claims of likelihood of confusing arising out of
the parodic inclusion in DC Comics’ “Flex Mentalo” comic books of a
copy of the well known and often-mocked Charles Atlas “Hero of the
Beach”More
15 F. Supp. 2d 389 (S.D.N.Y. 1998), aff’d, 192 F.3d 337 (2d Cir. 1999)
We successfully represented the plaintiff in a case of first impression in the Second Circuit on the issue of when a trademark, “Lane,” is primarily merely a surname. In affirming the District Court’s grant of summary judgment enjoining the defendant from using the Lane Capital Management name,More
99 Civ. 0810 (DB) (S.D.N.Y. July 15, 1999)
We obtained a preliminary injunction in an action brought by the exclusive authorized U.S. distributor of Citizen watches against wholesale and retail distributors of gray market products.More
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,More
14 F. Supp. 2d 339 (S.D.N.Y. 1998).
We successfully represented the producer of the famous film, “Bridge on the River Kwai,” in a trademark infringement suit against the producer of “Return from the River Kwai.” We asserted that the title, “Return from the River Kwai,”More
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,More
960 F. Supp. 710 (S.D.N.Y. 1997), aff’d in part, rev’d in part and remanded, 159 F.3d 1347 (2d Cir. 1998)
In 7 year litigation successfully represented widow of artist Patrick Nagel who won ownership in trial and on appeal of more than half of 338 copyrights at issue for paintings reproduced in Playboy magazine in 1974-84 period.More
25 F. Supp. 2d 198, 48 U.S.P.Q.2d 1948 (S.D.N.Y. 1998)
We obtained summary judgment dismissing claims by Henri Bendel that
green and white striped cosmetic bags that were otherwise essentially copies of
Henri Bendel’s signature brown and white striped cosmetic bags infringed
plaintiff’s trade dress in those bags.More
1998 N.Y. Misc., 47 U.S.P.Q. 2d 1759 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 1998)
We established the continuing viability of protection against “hot news” misappropriation of time sensitive financial data and products under New York State law. More
1997 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 1501 (S.D.N.Y. February 13, 1997)
The court granted the motion for summary judgment we filed on behalf of
Davidoff, a maker of premium cigars. JR used Davidoff’s trademarks in
advertising for “JR Alternative” cigars, which JR claimed duplicated
famous brands.More