19Jan 2023

Authors: Dennis S. Prahl, Jerry Jakubovic | Co-Author: | Practices: Patents, Trademarks, U.S. Litigation | Tags: infringement, Patent, trade dress, Trademark, Trademarks, U.S. Litigation

FEDERAL CIRCUIT UPHOLDS PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION IN TRADE DRESS CASE

In SoClean Inc v Sunset Healthcare Solutions Inc (Case No 21-2311, 9 November 2022), the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a ruling enjoining defendant Sunset from marketing a particular configuration of medical device filters...

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06Sep 2015

Authors: Matthew D. Asbell, | Practices: European Litigation, Trademarks | Tags: Acquired distinctiveness, Community Trademark, European Union, fashion, trade dress

European Community Trademark registration for patterns and three-dimensional marks requires Acquired Distinctiveness in Each Member State

Owners of pattern and three-dimensional marks should take note of the substantial burden of proving acquired distinctiveness of their marks through use throughout the European Union. On April 21, 2015, Louis Vuitton’s European Community trademark...

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