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disgorgement can’t be a lottery windfall–even when D was engaged in illegal gambling

Posted on February 16, 2026 by rtushnet

TNT Amusements, Inc. v. Torch Electronics, LLC, 2026 WL 411747, No. 4:23-CV-330-JAR (E.D. Mo. Feb. 13, 2025) Previously. TNT leases traditional arcade games in retail locations throughout Missouri. Torch Electronics leases “no-chance” gaming devices in the same market. A jury … Continue reading →

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CFP: emerging First Amendment scholars

Posted on February 10, 2026 by rtushnet

Second Annual Aspiring Free Speech Scholars Workshopjointly sponsored by the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law (ASU)and the Hoover Institution (Stanford University) Are you a law student, judicial law clerk, lawyer, or beginning academic hoping to publish a journal article … Continue reading →

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“ambiguity” is taking hold in consumer protection class actions, but it’s not the Lanham Act concept

Posted on February 6, 2026 by rtushnet

Ramirez v. S. Martinelli & Co., 2026 WL 272621, No. 25-cv-07569-NC (N.D. Cal. Feb. 2, 2026) Martinelli’s apple juice products’ front labels state either “Premium 100% Juice Not From Concentrate” or “100% Juice From U.S. Grown Fresh Apples.” The products … Continue reading →

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conducting dueling internet searches converts attys into fact witnesses in TM case

Posted on February 6, 2026 by rtushnet

Vicious Brands, Inc. v. Face Co., No. 24-cv-04996-LJC, 2026 WL 276178 (N.D. Cal. Feb. 3, 2026) (magistrate) Plaintiff, aka Saints & Sinners, sued Face, aka Skin Saint, alleging trademark infringement and false advertising. The court granted the motion to dismiss … Continue reading →

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Santa Clara IP Conference: Where Do We Go From Here?

Posted on January 31, 2026 by rtushnet

Moderator: Edward Lee, Santa Clara Law BJ Ard (copyright), University of Wisconsin Law School © is often displaced by contract and other regimes in sectors—scaling it up or down would produce minimal impact. Consumer copying for example is often solved … Continue reading →

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Santa Clara IP conference: How It’s Going: What Went Wrong?

Posted on January 30, 2026 by rtushnet

Moderator: Zahr Said, Santa Clara Law Mark Lemley (patent), Stanford Law School After 40 years of radical change, things settled down for normalcy in the last 10 years until Trump. 1980-2017: we grant 350,000 a year up from 50,000; now … Continue reading →

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Santa Clara School of Law: Intellectual Property Conference: How It Started, How It’s Going: What Went Right?

Posted on January 30, 2026 by rtushnet

Moderator: Brian Love, Santa Clara Law Jeanne Fromer (trademark), New York University Law School Search and examination on relative grounds (Europe doesn’t do that)—has critiques but generally doing a decent job. Ironic b/c we think of US as “free market” … Continue reading →

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False endorsement claim can proceed against gov’t issued license plates and gov’t facility named for Roberto Clemente

Posted on January 28, 2026 by rtushnet

Clemente Properties, Inc. v. Pierluisi-Urrutia, — F.4th —-, 2026 WL 125574, No. 23-1922 (1st Cir. Jan. 16, 2026) The representatives of the family of a famous deceased Puerto Rico baseball player, Roberto Clemente, sued the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and … Continue reading →

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Non-TM owner can use 43(a) to challenge confusing use

Posted on January 23, 2026 by rtushnet

Postar v. Hyland, 2026 WL 145934, No. 5:24-CV-019-H (N.D. Tex. Jan. 20, 2026) This case allows a non-TM owner to bring a false advertising/unfair competition claim over allegedly confusing use of a trademark, and I think it’s right to do … Continue reading →

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11th Circuit affirms defense TM verdict; evidence of confusion is not evidence of harm for disgorgement

Posted on January 19, 2026 by rtushnet

Florida Virtual School v. K12, Inc., 2026 WL 127063, No. 24-10449 (11th Cir. Jan. 15, 2026) A pretty good example of why granting registrations to highly descriptive (at best) terms is a bad idea! Also a good example of why … Continue reading →

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