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  • Pipes-400 Fed. Cir. Vacates and Remands Piping Trademark Dispute

    November 18, 2019

    The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on November 13, 2019, reversed a Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) decision that dismissed Texas-based Galperti Inc.’s attempt to cancel Italy-based Galperti Srl’s mark.
  • Winter-Gear Fed. Cir. Reverses Columbia Sportswear Design Patent Infringement Win

    November 15, 2019

    The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on November 13, 2019, reversed Columbia Sportswear’s win in a patent infringement case regarding its design patent for a waved-pattern design used in cold-weather products like gloves and coats.
  • Popcorn Mrs. Fields Defeats Preliminary Injunction in Popcorn Trademark License Dispute

    November 13, 2019

    The US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit on November 7, 2019, reversed a preliminary injunction requiring Mrs. Fields Franchising LLC to continue a trademark licensing agreement allowing MFGPC the exclusive use of the “Mrs. Fields” trademark on popcorn products.
  • Dish-Network-400 Dish Network Gets Win Against Scam Callers’ Payment Processor

    November 12, 2019

    The US District Court for the Southern District of New York on November 6, 2019, held Imtiyaz Siddiqi, a man doing business as Global Telecommunications and Global Communications, liable for contributory and vicarious trademark infringement for his part in a scheme which defrauded hundreds of DISH Network subscribers.
  • travel-trailer Fed. Cir. Says PTAB Erred in Rejecting ‘Travel Trailer’ Patent

    November 7, 2019

    The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on November 4, 2019, found that the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) erred when it concluded that a “travel trailer” was unpatentable because it was anticipated by two cargo truck trailer patents.