The TTAB reversed a descriptiveness refusal, finding that BLOCKOUT’s contrasting rectangle and positive-negative-space design could create a distinctive commercial impression beyond the disclaimed wording.
An Arizona federal court let Wayf Digital’s ACPA challenge over GEICO.AI proceed but denied emergency return of the domain because the evidence did not support likely success.
Calling the trademark merits murky, an Ohio federal court granted a narrow temporary restraining order barring HeartHero from sending further trademark enforcement communications to Apple’s and Google’s app stores about HeartFitt’s Heart Hero Solo app.
A New Jersey federal judge denied a marker manufacturer’s request for a preliminary injunction and contempt finding against its former reseller, holding that the record did not show the reseller itself used the “Mighty Marker” mark on listings posted by third-party websites and tha
A Massachusetts federal court entered default on trademark claims but denied an injunction and monetary recovery because liability by default did not prove irreparable harm, actual damages, or profits.
A Rhode Island federal court dismissed false-association and false-advertising claims because the complaint alleged neither a misleading statement nor actionable consumer confusion.
A Northern District of California court allowed a Lanham Act false-advertising theory involving competing antioxidant skincare products to proceed while dismissing theories involving products that were not plausibly substitutes.
A Minnesota federal court refused to enter default judgment against an absent manufacturer while a related supplier actively contests the validity of the same livestock-prod trademarks.
A Texas federal court entered partial default judgment, awarded $200,000, and permanently enjoined a Houston-area drink seller from using Tropical Isle’s Hand Grenade word and product-design marks.
A Pennsylvania federal court held that Workers United plausibly alleged a live controversy over its Starbucks Workers United name and raised-fist logo, allowing its trademark and copyright declaratory claims to proceed.
An Illinois federal court enjoined an unlicensed rooftop business from selling views of Cubs games and using Cubs trademarks after its royalty agreement expired.
A Connecticut federal court held that LEGO could not establish fair use as a matter of law for copying an artist’s painted jacket onto a Queer Eye minifigure, while dismissing the artist’s trade-dress claim for lack of likely confusion.
A North Carolina federal court granted Ruger summary judgment because the SCAR and SFAR rifle marks were materially different and the remaining marketplace factors could not establish likely confusion.
The Ninth Circuit held that displaying third-party material in generic search results did not plead Google’s commercial use of the plaintiff’s name as a trademark.
A New York federal court entered a $169,000 default judgment and broad injunction over a copycat website, hijacked accounts, and unauthorized use of the EVERYDAYPPL marks.
A Massachusetts federal court reduced a trademark jury’s actual-damages award to $37,500 but accepted $15.4 million in equitable profit disgorgement against Beyond Meat.
A Florida federal court held that a Spanish streaming operator’s paid subscriptions, advertising, and substantial Florida traffic supported personal jurisdiction over Tencent’s copyright and trademark claims.
In a precedential ruling, the TTAB held that tribal sovereign immunity cannot block opposition or cancellation proceedings over federal trademark registrations.
An Eastern District of Pennsylvania judge awarded $975,000 after a jury found willful counterfeiting across two marks and three animal-rescue services plus cyberpiracy.
The EU General Court upheld refusal of ULTRADRY for golf bags because consumers would immediately understand the term as describing the bags’ ability to keep contents dry.
Similar marks did not establish likely confusion where fish-skin dog treats and medical dermatology occupied distinct markets, and delay defeated urgency.
Disputes over when accused sandal sales became commercially significant prevented summary judgment on laches.
An Ohio federal court held that factual disputes over abandonment and likely confusion require a trial in the Cheese Hog trademark dispute.
A D.C. federal court allowed MEANS Database’s challenge alleging that FOOD RECOVERY NETWORK marks are generic to proceed past the pleading stage.