802 F.3d 1012 (9th Cir. 2015), cert. denied, 136 S.Ct. 1390 (2016)
On behalf of client DC Comics, the Firm prevailed in a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit holding that the Batmobile, Batman’s famous car, was subject to copyright protection as a character.More
797 F.3d 1363 (Fed. Cir. 2015), cert. denied, 136 S.Ct. 982 (2016)
On behalf of our client Jack Wolfskin Ausrustung Fur Draussen GmbH, we obtained a reversal of a decision of the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (“TTAB”) at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.More
2015 WL 4464694, Opp. No. 91194716 (T.T.A.B. July 17, 2015)
On behalf of DC Comics, the Firm successfully opposed two applications to register GOTHAM BATMEN and a batwing design in connection with entertainment and business networking services. In sustaining the opposition, the Trademark Trial & Appeal Board held that BATMAN was “a famous mark in connection with .More
109 F. Supp. 3d 1313 (C.D. Cal. 2015)
On behalf of Hublot of America, LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton and related companies, the firm successfully obtained summary judgment dismissing Plaintiff Solid 21, Inc.’s trademark infringement case, which it brought based on Plaintiff’s ownership of a federal trademark registration for RED GOLD.More
117 U.S.P.Q.2d 1327 (C.D. Cal. 2015)
On behalf of plaintiff DC Comics in a claim for infringement of its Superman Shield trademark, the Firm was successful in defeating a motion to dismiss brought by defendant Mad Engine, Inc. on the ground that its use was parody.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
Case No. 13-21039 (S.D. Fla. Mar. 31, 2014)
The court granted the Firm’s motion to dismiss the case, based on lack of subject matter jurisdiction, because the allegedly infringing acts occurred in Mexico and other Central and South American countries. The court held that foreign websites that can be seen in Florida were not sufficient to give the court subject matter jurisdiction,More
No. 13 CIV. 2493 KBF, 2014 WL 1317301 (S.D.N.Y. Feb. 3, 2014)
On behalf of Plaintiff Regulatory Fundamentals Group LLC (“RFG”), we and our co-counsel defeated the Defendants’ motion for summary judgment seeking dismissal of RFG’s copyright infringement and copyright management information claims based on Defendants’ use of RFG’s copyrighted works beyond the terms of a limited copyright license.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, Inc. sought a preliminary injunction to stop Athleta’s use of a pinwheel design as a logo,More
Opp. No. 91196527 (T.T.A.B. 2014)
The Board sustained, in part, the Firm’s opposition, filed on behalf of IKEA, to the registration of AKEA for retail direct sales services in the field of nutritional supplements, finding a likelihood of confusion.More
