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On December 5, the Second Circuit issued a decision in Vans, Inc. v. MSCHF Product Studio, Inc., a trademark case involving a sneaker product purporting to parody the Vans Old Skool shoe.
This client alert provides an update on case law following the Supreme Court’s decision in Jack Daniel’s Properties, Inc. v. VIP Products LLC...
In Punchbowl, Inc. v. AJ Press, LLC, the Ninth Circuit affirmed a trademark win for upstart news outlit Punchbowl News. In doing so, the court held that First Amendment protection extends to the names of commercial enterprises.
US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court judgment finding that the defendant’s use of the term Punchbowl was not a Lanham Act violation because it was expressive and not misleading as to its source. Punchbowl, Inc. v. AJ Press, LLC.
Addressing the balance between trademark rights under the Lanham Act and the First Amendment right to protected expression, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a...