The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reaffirmed its commitment to the rule that willfulness is a prerequisite for disgorgement of a trademark infringer’s profits in Stone Creek v. Omnia Italian Design… United States Intellectual Property Fenwick & West LLP 27 Jul 2017
In response to the issue of consumer electronics giant Sharp asking Chinese consumer electronics giant Hisense Group to stop selling televisions with the “Sharp” and “Aquos” trademarks in the United States and other countries, Hisense’s overseas department executives announced on the 27th that they will continue to use the trademarks.
The Global Brand Database now includes the national collection of Thailand with over 730,000 new records. This brings to 35 the number of national offices whose data is available in the Global Brand Database.
「ルイ・ヴィトン(LOUIS VUITTON)」はロサンゼルスにあるバッグ販売会社「マイ・アザー・バッグ(MY OTHER BAG)」が同ブランドのモノグラムトートをキャンバスバッグにプリントした行為が商標侵害だと主張する一連の訴訟について、2016年12月に下された二審の判決を不服としてアメリカ合衆国最高裁判所に上告した。
Louis Vuitton Malletier S.A. asked the Supreme Court to overturn a ruling that My Other Bag Inc.’s mimicking of the fashion house’s famous interlocking logo is a parody not subject to a trademark dilution charge ( Louis Vuitton Malletier, S.A. v. My Other Bag, Inc. , U.S., No. 17-72, review requested 7/13/17 ).