The Scotts Co. v The Procter & Gamble Co., 2:24-cv-4199 (S.D. Ohio June 27, 2025)
Miracle-Gro has an incontestable registration for a green and yellow rectangle depicted below (the cross-hatching being the Trademark Office color-designation code our tm lawyer ancestors labored under when designating colors in trademark applications):
Miracle-Gro sells a lot of plant
DI Reed v. Joi Marshall; Tonya Harris, aka Tonya Kelly; Myracle Hollowway, 24-20198, (5th Cir. July 2, 2025)
“Critical to resolving this dispute is understanding that Reed, Marshall, and Harris entered into joint ownership of the JADE mark—that is, each individual owns a complete interest in the mark. Joint ownership of a mark
Approximately 80% of Schedule A Defendant (“SAD”) counterfeiting suits are brought in the Northern District of Illinois. The name refers to the captioned name of the defendants – usually “The Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A.”
SAD litigations have been a topic of controversy in recent years. Plaintiffs may make aggressive assertions
SHEIN and TEMU are Chinese online retail platforms known for selling a wide range of consumer goods like clothing, accessories, and home products at low prices.
The de minimis tariff exception refers to a rule that allows small-value imports to enter a country without being subject to customs duties and taxes. In the United States
Trader Joe’s alleges that Defendant Joes Wine Inc. d/b/a/Joe’s Wine Shop and Joe’s Wine Co. (“Defendant”) has infringed and diluted the Trader Joe’s Trademarks and Trader Joe’s Trade Dress by using, inter alia, the name “Joe’s Wine Co.”, circle-shaped logos, wood paneling, cedar planks on the walls, tropical/floral designs, handmade signs, red lettering on
Link to PDF of Ceramtec decision
Google NotebookLM summary:
This document is a court opinion from the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in the case of CeramTec GMBH v. COORSTEK BIOCERAMICS LLC, decided on January 3, 2024. The appeal originated from a decision of the United States Trademark Trial and
Toyota Motor Sales v The Partnerships etc. on Schedule A, 24-cv-09401 (Nov 18, 2024 Daniel, J.)
The Northern District of Illinois is done with the “Anything Goes” phase of multi-defendant trademark litigation and has entered a new rules-based phase of Schedule A Defendant litigation. Here, a (recently appointed) ND Ill. judge dismissed a SAD case
Hague does not apply if the address remains unknown after diligent investigation:
United States District Court, S.D. New York.June 3, 2024.
EMAIL PERMITTED ?UNDER 4(f)(3):
Ornua Foods North America v Abbey Specialty Foods LLC, 23-cv-1212 (JG:C) (SDNY September 30, 2024)
Straightforward likelihood of confusion analysis of butter trade dress from the Southern District of New York:
Plaintiff Kerrygold argues:
“Both packages use the same silver foil background and uncluttered design on a package with the same size, shape, profile