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Chicago IP Litigation
Landlord with Knowledge of Tenant’s Alleged Infringement Faces Contributory Trademark Liability
Toulabi v. Siddiqui, et al., No. 25 CV 9228, (N.D. Ill. Aug. 24, 2026) (Daniel, J.). Judge Daniel granted-in-part and denied-in-part defendants Siddiqui’s and TLC Consultants’ (“TLC”) Fed. R. Civ.…
Chicago IP Litigation
Preliminary Injunction Granted Where Competitor Posed as Plaintiff to Poach Customers
Endurance Warranty Services, LLC v. Nationwide AutoProtect, LLC, No. 26 C 3622, (N.D. Ill. June 7, 2026) (Kennelly, J.). Judge Kennelly granted plaintiff Endurance Warranty Services’ motion for a preliminary…
Indiana Intellectual Property Blog
Federal Registration vs. Indiana State Trademark Registration
Indiana will register a trademark for ten dollars. The filing is on INBiz. The term is five years. The Secretary of State wants a specimen showing the mark is already…
Chicago IP Litigation
Toxic Backlink SEO Sabotage Campaign States Claims for Lanham Act False Advertising, Trademark Infringement, and Dilution by Tarnishment
Montway LLC v. Nexus AT LLC, et al., No. 25 C 13100, consolidated with SGT Auto Transport Corp. v. Nexus AT LLC, No. 26 C 1056, (N.D. Ill. June 2,…
Texas Bar Blog
Intellectual Property Considerations in Board Game Crowdfunding
By David Baker
The tabletop gaming industry is booming. Fueled by renewed interest in analog entertainment, the global tabletop-games market continued to grow. One recent industry market study valued the worldwide tabletop market…
Harness Dickey Blog
When a Competitor Lies About Your Product: A Guide to Lanham Act False Advertising Claims
What Section 43(a) requires, who can sue, what a court can order, and when a letter beats a lawsuit Most companies treat intellectual property enforcement as patents and trademarks.…
BakerHostetler
“Fake” Is Not a Defense: The Continuing Trademark Risks of Replicas
The Lanham Act and corollary state trademark laws are rooted in preventing consumer confusion. It can seem hard to reconcile that fundamental principle of trademark law when consumers knowingly purchase…
Incontestable Blog
Finding a Lack of Bona Fide Use, TTAB Affirms Cancellation of Everwise Credit Union Registration Under the Lanham Act’s Reexamination Procedure
By Publisher
Trademark reexamination is an ex parte post‑registration proceeding created by the Trademark Modernization Act of 2020 and codified in Lanham Act § 16B, 15 U.S.C. § 1066B(b). Reexamination determines whether a…
Chicago IP Litigation
Lanham Act Cannot be Used to Repackage Patent Claims
Bright Hand LLC v. Shenzhen Aoya Kuajing Dianzi Shangwu Youxiangongsi d/b/a Mylivell, No. 1:25-cv-11700, (N.D. Ill. May 26, 2026) (Coleman, J.). Judge Coleman, in this patent infringement action involving an…
Above the Fold
Same Game, New Jersey: Why the TTAB Refused to Let a Tweaked Mark and Narrowed Services Escape Claim Preclusion
The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board just reminded brand owners of a hard truth: you cannot relitigate a losing trademark opposition simply by adding generic words to your mark and…