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Converse
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Privacy World
Federal Court Dismisses “Trap and Trace” Lawsuit for Plaintiff’s Lack of Injury
By Kristin Bryan, James Brennan
Over the past year, there has been an explosion of lawsuits targeting website analytics and tracking tools. One recent decision brought businesses another victory in challenging lawsuits alleging violations of…
Eye On Privacy
Promising Decision in Wiretapping Case, Win for Businesses
By Liisa Thomas, Snehal Desai, Tracy Chau, David Poell, Kathryn Smith
Those tracking CIPA litigation are familiar with the recent decision holding in favor of a company whose site had an online chat operated by a vendor. The court in that…
Inside Class Actions
California Federal Court Grants Summary Judgment to Defendant in CIPA Website Wiretapping Case
Delivering a significant win for businesses hit with website wiretapping lawsuits, a California federal judge granted a defendant’s motion for summary judgment under the California Invasion of Privacy Act (“CIPA”)…
My Case Blog
MyCase Accounting Overview
By Devteam
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Cleary Antitrust Watch
Commission Continues to Target Aggressive Tax Arrangements for Multinationals
The Commission continues its policy of targeting aggressive tax arrangements for multinationals (Apple[1]—Irish tax benefits case; Engie[2] and McDonald’s[3]—Luxembourg tax benefits cases) as can be seen from the opening of…
Best Trademark Blog
A Sketchy Federal Circuit Holding on a Converse Trade Dress ITC Proceeding
In 2013, the USPTO issued U.S Trademark Registration 4,398,753 to Nike subsidiary Converse, Inc. The registration covered the Converse Chuck Taylor All Star midsole stripes, toe cap, and multilayered toe…
Law Trends
Federal Circuit’s Converse Ruling Provides Useful Secondary Meaning Guidelines
By Bob Cumbow
The Federal Circuit ruled on October 30 that the International Trade Commission had applied the wrong analysis in adjudicating plaintiff Converse’s trademark claims against Skechers and New Balance arising from…
ILN IP Insider
Federal Circuit Establishes New Test for Trade-Dress Secondary Meaning
The United States Federal Circuit recently issued a precedential opinion addressing trade dress secondary meaning. The decision establishes a six-factor test to determine whether trade-dress acquired secondary meaning and clarifies…
The Trademark Blog
Test of Fed Circ Decision in Converse v ITC
I spoke about this decision at the John Marshall Law Conference last week. I think the bit about comparing defendant's product to plaintiff's mark, on page 24, seems like a…
The IP Law Blog
Trademark Registration and the Presumption of Secondary Meaning
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit was recently tasked with reviewing determinations made by the International Trade Commission (“ITC”) relating to trade infringement claims brought by Converse,…