Bieber's Rhode Wins First Round in Lawsuit Over Brand Name
A New York federal court has sided with model Hailey Bieber in a trademark lawsuit over her newly-launched beauty brand, Rhode.
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A New York federal court has sided with model Hailey Bieber in a trademark lawsuit over her newly-launched beauty brand, Rhode.
To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: What happens when a junior trademark holder’s business becomes so popular and well known that it threatens to swamp the reputation of a senior mark holder? The senior mark holder brings a trademark infringement case alleging “reverse confusion” among its potential customers. This was the scenario the Ninth Circuit faced in its recent decision in: Ironhawk Technologies, Inc. v. Dropbox, Inc. (decided April 20, 2021). Ironhawk develops computer software that uses compression technology to allow for the efficient transfer of...
The Ninth Circuit’s April opinion in exemplary suit Ironhawk Technologies Inc. v. Dropbox Inc., regarding Dropbox’s alleged infringement of the SmartSync
Thursday, April 29, 2021 In a split decision, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit vacated a district court’s summary judgment and remanded the case for trial in an action brought under the Lanham Act in order to resolve material issues of fact on likelihood of confusion/reverse confusion factors that remain in dispute. Ironhawk Technologies, Inc. v. Dropbox, Inc., Case No. 19-56347 (9th Cir. Apr. 20, 2021) (Smith, J.) (Tashima, J., dissenting) Ironhawk developed computer software designed to transfer data efficiently in “bandwidth-challenged environments” and has m...
Tech your username 5 hours ago On Tuesday, Ninth Circuit Judges A. Wallace Tashima, Milan D. Smith, Jr., and Mary H. Murguia issued an opinion reversing and vacating the Central District of California’s granting of summary judgment in favor of defendant Dropbox Inc. and remanding for trial in Ironhawk Technologies Inc.’s trademark infringement lawsuit after the appellate panel found there to be real issues of material fact. According to the opinion written by Smith, Ironhawk created computer software that utilizes “compression and replication to transfer data efficiently in ‘bandwidth...