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
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
76 F.3d 487 (2d Cir. 1996)
We successfully represented the Russ Berrie defendants who were sued for violation of plaintiff’s alleged “trade dress” rights in a line of troll dolls based upon the original Dam troll doll for which copyright protection was lost in 1965 due to publication without copyright notice.More
103 F. Supp. 2d 711 (S.D.N.Y. 2000), aff’d, 294 F.3d 383 (2d. Cir. 2002)
Plaintiff owned the trademark Field & Stream for publications, and defendant owned the Field & Stream trademark for clothing and other products. The parties had co-existed for decades and had more recently entered into concurrent use and settlement agreements specifying the products reserved to each.More
252 F. Supp. 2d 962 (C.D. Cal. 2002), 273 F. Supp. 2d 1095 (C.D. Cal. 2003)
On behalf of Jennifer Lopez and Coty Inc., defeated a motion for a preliminary injunction brought by Glow Industries in the United States District Court for the Central District of California. The motion sought to block the launch of the GLOW BY J.LO fragrance line.More
283 F. Supp. 2d 963 (S.D.N.Y. 2003)
Successfully defeated a preliminary injunction motion brought by The Echo Design Group, Inc., a fashion and home accessories manufacturer, against Zino Davidoff S.A., Davidoff & Cie S.A., Davidoff of Geneva (NY), Inc., Coty Inc., and Lancaster Group LLC to prevent the US launch of ECHO DAVIDOFF,More
250 F. Supp. 2d 91 (E.D.N.Y. 2003)
Defeated a motion for a preliminary injunction brought by a Long Island-based electronics company against Sony Electronics in an action involving use of the mark MG in connection with digital copyright management software. More
01 CV 0286(RLC), 2003 WL 1872656 (S.D.N.Y. Apr. 10, 2003)
We won summary judgment on behalf of Movado in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Swatch alleged that its rights in its VENTURA mark, which it uses under its Hamilton line of watches,More
No. B153518, 2003 WL 1861585 (Cal. App. 2d Dist. Apr 11, 2003)
We successfully defended an appeal in the California Court of Appeal of Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc.’s lower court victory dismissing the claims of American First Run Studios. American First Run had claimed that Disney’s 1994 animated “Tarzan”More
Opp. No. 91121800 (T.T.A.B. Oct. 20, 2003)
The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board sustained our opposition on behalf of Wyeth to an application to register FEMPRO for use in connection with feminine hygiene products, on the basis that it was confusingly similar to PREMPRO for use in connection with prescription medication to treat symptoms of menopause.More
