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02/01/2013 09:56:19 AM EST

Top 10 Trademark Cases for the Month of January 2013

1. Already, LLC v. Nike, Inc., No. 11-982., SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, 184 L. Ed. 2d 553; 2013 U.S. LEXIS 602; 23 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. S 549, November 7, 2012, Argued, January 9, 2013, Decided,  The LEXIS pagination of this document is subject to change pending release of the final published version. [enhanced version available to lexis.com subscribers]

OVERVIEW:  In a trademark infringement action filed by a shoe company, it was not error to find that a subsequently-filed covenant not to sue mooted the case and divested the district court of jurisdiction; therefore, the district court also could not hear a counterclaim alleging the shoe company's trademark was invalid.

CORE TERMS:  covenant, trademark, shoe, moot, competitor, holder, colorable, imitation, counterclaim, cessation ...

 

2. Swarovski Aktiengesellschaft v. Bldg. #19, Inc., No. 12-1659, UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIRST CIRCUIT, 2013 U.S. App. LEXIS 566, January 9, 2013, Decided [enhanced version available to lexis.com subscribers]

OVERVIEW:  Where reseller sought to resell crystal figurines and designed a newspaper ad with the trademarked name in large print font, it was error to grant trademark holders' request for a preliminary injunction without first finding that the reseller's use of the mark in the proposed advertisement was likely to cause confusion under 15 U.S.C.S. § 1114.

CORE TERMS:  nominative, advertisement, trademark, preliminary injunction, fair use, crystal, irreparable harm, infringement, consumer, trademark infringement ...

 

3. Southern Snow Mfg. Co. v. SnoWizard Holdings, Inc., CIVIL ACTION NO. 06-9170,09-3394,10-0791,11-1499 SECTION: "G" (1), UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 12487, January 30, 2013, Decided, January 30, 2013, Filed [enhanced version available to lexis.com subscribers]

CORE TERMS:  trademark, summary judgment, civil action, privity, duplicative, unfair competition, Lanham Act, original cases, flavor, essential elements ...

 

4. Monster, Inc. v. Dolby Labs. Licensing Corp., Case No.: 12- cv-2488-YGR, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 12033, January 29, 2013, Decided, January 29, 2013, Filed [enhanced version available to lexis.com subscribers]

CORE TERMS:  headphone, trademark, summary judgment, licensee's, licensing, consumer, naked, declaration, marketplace, partial ...

 

5. Desmond v. Chi. Boxed Beef Distribs., No. 11 C 3545, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS, EASTERN DIVISION, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 12629, January 29, 2013, Decided, January 29, 2013, Filed [enhanced version available to lexis.com subscribers]

CORE TERMS:  trademark, tip, meat, rib, boxed, spare, counterfeit, dilution, Lanham Act TRPA UDTPA, personally ...

 

6. Stevo Design, Inc. v. SBR Mktg., Ltd., 2:11-CV-00304-LRH-CWH, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEVADA, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 10975, January 24, 2013, Decided, January 25, 2013, Filed [enhanced version available to lexis.com subscribers]

CORE TERMS:  user, website, trademark, message, infringement, nominative, fair use, sports, matter jurisdiction, extraterritorial ...

 

7. Scorpiniti v. Fox TV Studios, Inc., No. 11-CV-64-LRR, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF IOWA, CEDAR RAPIDS DIVISION, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 8758, January 23, 2013, Decided, January 23, 2013, Filed [enhanced version available to lexis.com subscribers]

CORE TERMS:  gate, television, trademark, commerce, user, broadcasting, consumer, television programs, service mark, episode ...

 

8. Jalin Realty Capital Advisors, LLC v. A Better Wireless, NISP, LLC, Civil No. 11-165 (JRT/LIB), UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 2461, January 8, 2013, Decided, January 8, 2013, Filed [enhanced version available to lexis.com subscribers]

CORE TERMS:  website, domain, trade dress, jrca, summary judgment, counterclaim, consumer, purported, trademark, discovery ...

 

9. Japan Press Serv. v. Japan Press Serv., 11 CV 5875 (SJF)(ETB), UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 2163, January 2, 2013, Decided, January 2, 2013, Filed [enhanced version available to lexis.com subscribers]

CORE TERMS:  personal jurisdiction, venue, nikkan, joint venture, trademark, san, Lanham Act, citation omitted, forum selection clause, quotations ...

 

10. Apple Inc. v. Amazon.Com Inc., No. C 11-1327 PJH, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 440, January 2, 2013, Decided, January 2, 2013, Filed [enhanced version available to lexis.com subscribers]

CORE TERMS:  false advertising, air, dmv, shuttle, summary judgment, Lanham Act, false statement, trademark, consumer, potato chip ...

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