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LUCKY BRAND DUNGAREES, INC. v. MARCEL FASHIONS GROUP, INC., 590 U.S. ___ (2020)

Issues: Collateral Estoppel, Intellectual Property, Res Judicata, Trademarks

140 S.Ct. 1589 (2020) LUCKY BRAND DUNGAREES, INC., et al., Petitioners, v. MARCEL FASHIONS GROUP, INC. No. 18-1086.Supreme Court of United States.Argued January 13, 2020.Decided May 14, 2020.On Writ of Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. SUMMARY In Lucky Brand Dungarees v. Marcel Fashions Grp., Inc., Lucky Brand used a […]

ROMAG FASTENERS, INC. v. FOSSIL, INC., 590 U.S. ___ (2020)

Issues: Intellectual Property, Lanham Act, Trademarks

140 S.Ct. 1492 (2020) 206 L. Ed. 2d 672 590 U.S. ___ ROMAG FASTENERS, INC., Petitioner v. FOSSIL, INC., et al. No. 18-1233.Supreme Court of United States. Argued January 14, 2020.Decided April 23, 2020.ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FEDERAL CIRCUIT. Filings: Petitioner’s Opening Brief Respondent’s Brief Petitioner’s […]

IANCU v. BRUNETTI, 588 U.S. ___ (2019)

Issues: First Amendment, Lanham Act, Trademarks

139 S.Ct. 2294 (2019) 588 U.S. ___ Andrei IANCU, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director, Patent and Trademark Office, Petitioner v. Erik BRUNETTI. No. 18-302.Supreme Court of United States. Argued April 15, 2019.Decided June 24, 2019. ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FEDERAL CIRCUIT. Counsel: […]

MATAL v. TAM, 582 U.S. ___ (2017)

Issues: First Amendment, Trademarks

JOSEPH MATAL, INTERIM DIRECTOR, UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE, Petitioner, v. SIMON SHIAO TAM. Supreme Court of the United States. No. 15-1293. Argued January 18, 2017. Decided June 19, 2017. Counsel: Jeffrey B. Wall, Acting Solicitor General, United States Department of Justice, SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov, Attorneys for Petitioner, Joseph Matal, Interim Director, United States Patent and […]

ALREADY, LLC v. NIKE, INC., 568 U.S. ___ (2013)

Issues: Article III, Intellectual Property, Trademarks, Voluntary Cessation Doctrine

133 S.Ct. 721 (2013) 184 L. Ed. 2d 553 ALREADY, LLC, dba Yums, Petitioner v. NIKE, INC. Supreme Court of United States. No. 11-982. Argued November 7, 2012. Decided January 9, 2013. Counsel: James W. Dabney, New York, NY, for Petitioner. Ginger D. Anders, for the United States as amicus curiae, by special leave of […]

B&B Hardware, Inc. v. Hargis Indus., Inc., 575 U.S. ___ (2015)

Issues: Intellectual Property, Trademarks

United States Supreme Court B&B HARDWARE, INC. v. HARGIS INDUSTRIES, INC., DBA SEALTITE BUILDING FASTENERS ET AL., ET AL., (2015) No. 13-352 Argued: December 2, 2014????Decided: March 24, 2015 Syllabus Respondent Hargis Industries, Inc. (Hargis), tried to register its trademark for SEALTITE with the United States Patent and Trademark Office pursuant to the Lanham Act. […]