No. 1:13-cv-00780 (N.D. Ill. July 1, 2013), aff’d 735 F.3d 735 (7th Cir. 2013)
The Firm obtained a preliminary injunction on behalf of Kraft Foods Group Brands, LLC , owner of the CRACKER BARREL trademark in connection with cheese, against restaurant company, Cracker Barrel Old Country Stores,More
No. 12 C 5713, 2013 WL 2237515 (N.D. Ill. May 17, 2013)
On behalf of Gap, Inc., successfully obtained dismissal of a copyright action brought by clothing retailer Fooey Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. On Gap’s motion to dismiss under Fed.More
Opp. Nos. 91178281, 91178290, 91178297 and 91178410 (consolidated) (T.T.A.B. Feb. 7, 2013)
The Firm successfully defended Hebei Aulion Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. in its bid to register LOVOL.More
Opposition No. 91184978, 2013 WL 223400 (T.T.A.B. Jan. 22, 2013)
The Firm successfully represented our client, McNeil-PPC, Inc., a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson and the exclusive licensee of the ZYRTEC mark for allergy products in the United States, in a five-year challenge before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board of the U.S.More
2013 WL 2329834, Opp. No. 91191681 (T.T.A.B. Jan. 18, 2013), aff’d, 746 F.3d 1317 (Fed. Cir. 2014)
The Firm successfully represented Lion Capital, LLP, a private equity investment firm and owner of the LION and LION CAPITAL trademarks, in a contentious opposition proceeding and subsequent Federal Circuit appeal,More
No. CV 12–10499–CAS (FMOx). 2013 WL 142877 (C.D. Cal. Jan. 7, 2013)
The Firm was successful in obtaining a preliminary injunction for our client, Athleta, Inc., a subsidiary of Gap Inc., against Pitbull Clothing Co. and Cory Peck, operators of the website athletica.net.More
CV 12-08932 DDP (MANx), 2012 WL 5289784 (C.D. Cal. Oct. 25, 2012), 2012 WL 6721082 (C.D. Cal. Dec. 27, 2012)
On behalf of our client The Gap, Inc., the Firm successfully defeated an emergency motion for a temporary restraining order and a second motion for a preliminary injunction brought by plaintiffs Jumbo Bright Trading Limited and Charles Pozzi against Gap’s offering and sale of certain women’s loafers.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
833 F. Supp. 2d 400 (S.D.N.Y. 2012)
The firm successfully defended our clients, The Gap, Inc., Gap International Sourcing, Inc., Old Navy, LLC and Old Navy (Apparel), LLC against a trademark infringement and unfair competition action brought by Robert Lopez, who prints and sells t-shirts and other apparel promoting his neighborhood,More
Opp. No. 91194783 (T.T.A.B. 2012)
The Board sustained the Firm’s opposition, filed on behalf of IKEA, to the registration of NIKEA for chocolates and candy, finding a likelihood of confusionMore
