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McNeil Nutritionals, Inc. v. Heartland Sweeteners, LLC

Intellectual Property, Trade Dress
In a trade dress infringement action brought by the marketer of the artificial sweetener Splenda against defendants, who package and distribute...

General Motors Corp. v. Urban Gorilla, LLC

Intellectual Property, Trade Dress, Trademark, Transportation
In trademark dispute over steel "body kits" designed to make a truck look like a military-style vehicle, denial of plaintiff GM's motion for...

Optimum Techs., Inc. v. Henkel Consumer Adhesives, Inc.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Injury & Tort Law, Intellectual Property, Trade Dress, Trademark
In dispute arising out of distributorship agreement and competing adhesive products for floor coverings, judgment for defendants is affirmed over...

Magic Kitchen LLC v. Good Things Int'l Ltd.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Civil Procedure, False Advertising, Intellectual Property, Patent, Trade Dress
In suit alleging dress infringement, unfair competition, and false advertising regarding a kitchen device known as the "Tartmaster," order granting...

Hansen Beverage Co. v. Nat'l Beverage Corp.

Civil Procedure, Intellectual Property, Trade Dress, Trademark
Grant of a preliminary injunction prohibiting defendant from infringing upon the trade dress of Hansen Beverage Company's line of "Monster" energy...

ITC Ltd. v. Punchgini, Inc.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, False Advertising, Intellectual Property, International Law, Trade Dress, Trademark
Summary judgment for defendants on claims of trademark infringement, unfair competition, and related false advertising is reversed in part pending...

Audi AG v. D'Amato

Attorney's Fees, Commercial Law, Cyberspace Law, Intellectual Property, Trade Dress, Trademark, Transportation
In a case arising from defendant's use of the domain name www.audisport.com to sell goods and merchandise displaying Audi's name and trademarks,...

Gen. Motors Corp. v. Lanard Toys, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Intellectual Property, Trade Dress, Trademark
In a trademark and trade dress infringement suit filed against a toy company by GMC involving a series of toy vehicles resembling GMC's Hummer,...

HI Ltd. P'ship v. Winghouse of Fla., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Intellectual Property, Trade Dress
Judgment against plaintiffs on their claims of trade dress infringement, trade dress dilution, and unjust enrichment, and judgment for one...

In re Slokevage

Intellectual Property, Trade Dress, Trademark
A decision of the United States Patent and Trademark Office sustaining a refusal of an examiner to register a trade dress mark for clothing is...