Opp. No. 91219587 (T.T.A.B. Aug. 8, 2017)
The Firm prevailed on behalf of client DC Comics (“DC”) before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (the “Board”) in an opposition involving THE FLASH character and related trademarks. DC had opposed an application to register the mark FLASH TEC together with a lightning bolt design in connection with clothing.More
Opp. No. 91224082 (T.T.A.B. July 26, 2017)
The Firm prevailed in an opposition brought by a company affiliated with the seminal hip-hop group Cypress Hill against an application to register the mark GREENE THUMB in connection with music based on our client’s rights in the mark DR.More
Opp. No. 91218461 (T.T.A.B. July 19, 2017)
On behalf of client Athleta, the Firm prevailed in an opposition against applications to register ATHLETIKA and ATHLETIKA SP in connection with sports medicine products. The claim was based on Athleta’s rights in the ATHLETA mark for women’s fitness and active wear.More
Opp. No. 91205751 (T.T.A.B. Dec. 21, 2016)
On behalf of DC Comics, the Firm prevailed in an opposition against an individual’s attempt to register SUPER DOGS in connection with a contemplated entertainment series and merchandising program. DC relied on its SUPERMAN family of trademarks,More
Opp. No. 91209815 (T.T.A.B. Oct. 5, 2016)
The Firm, on behalf of our client Cartier International A.G., prevailed in an opposition proceeding before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board of the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Cartier had opposed an application to register the mark TRINITY in connection with leather handbags on the basis of likelihood of confusion with its own TRINITY mark for jewelry.More
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 &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