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Timestamp: 2019-04-21 17:03:12+00:00

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Lion Capital LLP v. Stone Lion Capital Partners L.P.
Body Wisdom Media, Inc. v. Athleta, Inc.
The Firm successfully defeated a motion for a preliminary injunction motion on behalf of client Athleta, Inc., a leading retailer of women’s performance apparel and gear and part of The Gap, Inc.’s portfolio of companies. Plaintiff Body Wisdom Media, Inc. sought a preliminary injunction to stop Athleta’s use of a pinwheel design as a logo, alleging likelihood of confusion with Body Wisdom’s own pinwheel design logo used in connection with fitness DVDs. Athleta had adopted the challenged pinwheel logo seven years prior and had used it across its business since that time. The U.S. District Court in Maryland denied Body Wisdom’s motion, ruling that Body Wisdom was not likely to succeed on the merits of its infringement claim, because, inter alia, the parties’ goods are different and had coexisted under the respective marks without confusion for a number of years. The court also held that any injunction would harm Athleta, which uses the challenged pinwheel design across its entire business.
The Firm secured summary judgment on behalf of Cabot Company Limited d/b/a Cabot Watch Company, a United Kingdom company that specializes in CWC brand British military wristwatches, against Combat Watch Company in a cancellation proceeding before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. Cabot has been importing and selling military-grade CWC wristwatches in the United States for more than 15 years, but had not registered the mark with the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Kam Hing Enterprises, Inc. v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. et al.
The Firm prevailed after trial, winning in excess of $2 million dollars for a copyright infringement claim brought on behalf of client Kam Hing Enterprises, Inc. Prior to trial on damages, in what the Court noted was a rare instance of granting summary judgment to a plaintiff on liability in a copyright infringement case, the Court found the copyrighted works at issue (quilts) strikingly similar, and defendants liable for copyright infringement.
On behalf of documentary filmmaker defendants, the Firm successfully defended appeal of lower court's dismissal of plaintiffs' defamation claims for lack of personal jurisdiction. The appellate court also affirmed lower court's dismissal on merits of plaintiffs' claims against codefendants arising out of allegedly defamatory statements in Dateline NBC telecast entitled "Rescue or Ripoff," which investigated whether plaintiff Doug Copp was a hero or had sought to capitalize on the 9/11 tragedy by gaining access to Ground Zero under false pretenses, and by obtaining $600,000 payment from 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund for illnesses supposedly caused by exposure to toxic chemicals at Ground Zero.
On behalf of UMG Recordings, Inc., owner of the world-famous MOTOWN mark and music label, we successfully opposed the applicant's attempt to register MTOWN CLOTHING (and design) as a trademark for clothing.
On behalf of Rhino Entertainment and members of the BeeGees music group, we recovered the BEEGEE.COM and BEEGEES.COM domain names in Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy ("UDRP") proceedings from owners that were using the names for websites linking to BeeGees-related sites (and other sites) of third parties to generate advertising or "click through" revenue for the registrants.
Tea Board of India v. Republic of Tea, Inc.
The firm secured a decision in favor of The Tea Board of India, owner of the DARJEELING geographic certification mark for tea, in its opposition against a trademark application for DARJEELING NOUVEAU, covering tea, of Republic of Tea. In a 61-page decision, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board upheld the opposition and denied Republic of Tea's counterclaim for cancellation in which it argued that our client's DARJEELING mark was generic.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a successful opposition brought by our client, Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin, in the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board in which it claimed that VEUVE ROYALE is confusingly similar to VEUVE CLICQUOT, and held that VEUVE CLICQUOT is a famous mark.
I.M.S. Inquiry Mgmt. Sys., Ltd v. Berkshire Info. Sys., Inc.
We argued defendant Berkshire Information Systems, Inc.'s successful motion to dismiss the plaintiff's claims under the Copyright Act and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).
Cavalier v. The Jim Henson Co., Inc.
We won summary adjudication on behalf of defendants, The Jim Henson Company, Simon & Schuster, Inc. and Viacom Inc., in an idea submission case brought by two individuals in Los Angeles Superior Court.
Fruit-Ices Corp. v. Coolbrands Int'l, Inc.
We obtained a preliminary injunction against ice cream company, CoolBrands, on behalf of the firm's client, Frozfruit. The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York held that Frozfruit was likely to prevail on the merits of its claim that CoolBrands' re-designed packaging for its frozen fruit bar was an infringement of the Frozfruit trade dress.
DC Comics v. Kryptonite Corp.
We defeated a motion for summary judgment filed by the lock manufacturer, Kryptonite Corporation. In ruling for DC Comics, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York held that DC Comics owns strong rights in the KRYPTONITE mark, based upon its consistent use with Superman over the past 60+ years.
We defeated a preliminary injunction motion on behalf of well-known restaurateur, Jeffrey Chodorow, and his company. The plaintiffs, who operated a neighboring restaurant featuring the Japanese cuisine of chef Tadashi Ono, sought to prevent Chodorow from opening a Japanese restaurant named ONO in the newly opened Hotel Gansevoort in New York City's meatpacking district.
The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board sustained our opposition on behalf of Wyeth to an application to register FEMPRO for use in connection with feminine hygiene products, on the basis that it was confusingly similar to PREMPRO for use in connection with prescription medication to treat symptoms of menopause.
Swatch Group (U.S.) Inc. v. Movado Corp.
We won summary judgment on behalf of Movado in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on April 9. Swatch alleged that its rights in its VENTURA mark, which it uses under its Hamilton line of watches, were infringed by Movado's use of the mark VENTURE, which Movado uses in connection with its ESQ line of watches.
Mariah Carey v. General Web Group, et al.
We obtained an order transferring the domain name MARIAHCAREY.COM and granting a permanent injunction enjoining defendants' further use of the well known personal name and mark MARIAH CAREY.
Movado Corporation v. Global Computer Corp.
We obtained permanent injunctive relief against several Internet watch counterfeiters, as well as for other famous brand watches. Although these defendants defaulted, we were able to convince the judge at a damages hearing (based on the purchase of one counterfeit watch from each site, and on one site owner's continuing activities and attempts to avoid being tracked down), to issue the money judgments.
We successfully recovered the domain name JANETJACKSON.COM in this in rem action under the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act.
We obtained a preliminary injunction in an action brought by the exclusive authorized U.S. distributor of Citizen watches against wholesale and retail distributors of gray market products.
Civil Appeal No. 5201 of 1998 (Sup. Ct. India).
Working with Indian counsel, we successfully represented Whirlpool before the Supreme Court of India in an action seeking the removal of a registration for the WHIRLPOOL trademark from the Registry of Trademarks in India.
Henri Bendel, Inc. v. Sears, Roebuck and Co.
We obtained summary judgment dismissing claims by Henri Bendel that green and white striped cosmetic bags that were otherwise essentially copies of Henri Bendel's signature brown and white striped cosmetic bags infringed plaintiff's trade dress in those bags. The Court adopted defendants' argument that, except for plaintiff's brown and white color scheme, the bag designs were non-distinctive and/or functional.
We obtained a preliminary injunction in a trade dress infringement case brought by the U.S. importer of STOLICHNAYA CRISTALL vodka.
Hormel Foods Corp. v. Jim Henson Productions, Inc.
In one of the more humorous decisions in recent memory, we successfully established the rights of the Muppets to poke fun at "SPAM" luncheon meat by naming a wild boar Muppet character "Spa-am" in the movie "Muppet Treasure Island" and on movie merchandise.
Financial Matters v. PepsiCo, Inc.
We established PepsiCo, Inc.'s ownership of world famous STOLICHNAYA mark for vodka following dissolution of former U.S.S.R. and obtained preliminary injunction and later a final judgment against an infringer acting under the authority of officials of a former Soviet state.
Schieffelin & Co. v. Jack Co. of Boca Inc.
Kenner Parker Toys Inc. v. Rose Art Industries, Inc.
In a frequently cited case that established the proposition that famous marks are entitled to strong protection, we successfully opposed competitor's application to register mark FUNDOUGH due to potential confusion with Parker's mark PLAY-DOH.
American Express Co. v. Vibra Approved Labs Corp.
We obtained preliminary injunctive relief to prevent distribution of condoms packaged as American Express cards bearing the phrase NEVER LEAVE HOME WITHOUT IT.
Nabisco Brands, Inc. v. Conusa Corp.
The Fourth Circuit protected as trademark a configuration for Lifesavers candy that had once been the subject of a design patent.
Maher & Maher, Inc. v. Unisonic Products Corp.
We obtained a preliminary injunction against defendant's sale of telephones that copied the trade dress of our client's "Fun Phones," unique lucite-cased telephones with brightly colored components.
Tyco Industries v. Lego Systems Inc., et al.
We obtained broad injunctive relief against false claims of equivalence to the famous Lego brand construction toys.
Werbungs & Commerz Union Austalt v. Robert LeShufy, et al.
We represented American Express, obtaining a summary judgment of dismissal of plaintiff's copyright claims against that company, but a multi-million dollar jury verdict was ultimately returned against the other remaining defendants.
The U.S. Supreme Court established standards for contributory infringement and functionality in trademark cases in this case involving the appearance of the prescription drug capsules of Cyclosposmol.
We took the U. S. Trademark Act further to prohibit the unauthorized use of an orange Dodge Charger, an element of Warner Bros.' successful television series "The Dukes of Hazzard."
We began a series of cases in which we expanded protection for entertainment properties under Section 43(a), The U.S. Trademark Act's unfair competition provision. In this decision, the Court prohibited the unauthorized use of the term "Daily Planet," a well known ingredient in plaintiff's "Superman" stories and comic books.
Rolls-Royce Motors Ltd. v. Custom Cloud Motors, Inc.
We established protectability of the ROLLS-ROYCE radiator grill as an identifying symbol of origin.
Rolls-Royce Motors v. A.&A. Fiberglass, Inc.
Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin v. Intercosma SA, et ano.
We obtained an order transferring the domain names VEUVECLICQUOT.COM and .NET to our client.
Yue-Sai Kan, et al. v. Gong Gen Yan, et al.
We successfully represented noted Chinese-American entrepreneur and television personality Yue-Sai Kan in obtaining an order transferring to her several domain names consisting of variations of her name from a cybersquatter located in China.

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