SHEIN and TEMU are Chinese online retail platforms known for selling a wide range of consumer goods like clothing, accessories, and home products at low prices.
The de minimis tariff exception refers to a rule that allows small-value imports to
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Cedar Planks on the Walls: Trader Joe’s v Joe’s Wine Shop – re: Trader Joe’s Trade Dress (SDNY)
Trader Joe’s alleges that Defendant Joes Wine Inc. d/b/a/Joe’s Wine Shop and Joe’s Wine Co. (“Defendant”) has infringed and diluted the Trader Joe’s Trademarks and Trader Joe’s Trade Dress by using, inter alia, the name “Joe’s Wine Co.”, circle-shaped logos, wood
CeramTec GmbH v. Coorstek Bioceramics LLC
Link to PDF of Ceramtec decision
Google NotebookLM summary:
This document is a court opinion from the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in the case of CeramTec GMBH v. COORSTEK BIOCERAMICS LLC, decided on January 3,
Misjoinder in a Schedule A case in N.D. Illinois – Were My Hoodlum Friends Part of a Hub-and-Spoke Conspiracy?
Toyota Motor Sales v The Partnerships etc. on Schedule A, 24-cv-09401 (Nov 18, 2024 Daniel, J.)
The Northern District of Illinois is done with the “Anything Goes” phase of multi-defendant trademark litigation and has entered a new rules-based phase of
Schedule A – Service under Hague
Hague does not apply if the address remains unknown after diligent investigation:
XYZ CORP., Plaintiff,v.THE INDIVIDUALS, PARTNERSHIPS AND UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS IDENTIFIED IN SCHEDULE A, Defendants.
United States District Court, S.D. New York.June 3, 2024.
Unconfusing Unsalted Irish Butter From Grass-Fed Irish Cows
Ornua Foods North America v Abbey Specialty Foods LLC, 23-cv-1212 (JG:C) (SDNY September 30, 2024)
Straightforward likelihood of confusion analysis of butter trade dress from the Southern District of New York:
Plaintiff Kerrygold argues:
“Both packages use the same silver
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Requirements regarding ‘typographical distinctiveness”:
ERIK M. UNDERWOOD, a Colorado citizen; MY24HOURNEWS.COM, INC., a Colorado corporation, Plaintiffs-Appellants,v.BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, Defendant-Appellee.
What is a brand (for purposes of an advertised claim that something is the leading brand
ZESTY PAWS LLC, Plaintiff,v.NUTRAMAX LABORATORIES, INC., et al., Defendants.
United States District Court, S.D. New York.June 4, 2024.