The franchisor must post a $0.10 million bond by June 15 as a federal judge in Manhattan blocks the franchisee from using the Molly Tea name, trademarks, and social media accounts at five New York locations.
The franchisor must post a $0.10 million bond by June 15 as a federal judge in Manhattan blocks the franchisee from using the Molly Tea name, trademarks, and social media accounts at five New York locations.
Roadtex Transportation LLC wins attorney’s fees from defense counsel after prevailing on two motions to compel against former employees and a competitor.
A Texas patent-holding company accused the cable giant of infringing five voice recognition and natural language understanding patents with its Xfinity Voice Remote, alleging Comcast has known about the technology since 2012.
King Spider LLC obtained a default judgment and permanent injunction against eight defendants accused of selling counterfeit apparel online, with U.S. District Judge Jeanette A. Vargas awarding $75,000 in statutory damages per defendant under the Lanham Act.
A federal judge reduced a $58.9 million jury verdict in a trade secret dispute to approximately $10.4 million, ruling that lost-profit calculations for two major waste haulers were based on conjecture rather than evidence.
A federal judge in Tennessee granted adult film producer Strike 3 Holdings’ motion for early discovery but attached a protective order designed to prevent the company from using the threat of unmasking a defendant to force a settlement.
A federal judge in Texas ruled that Headwater Research LLC’s six-year delay in suing Verizon Wireless to maximize damages constituted an implied waiver of its patent rights, barring the patent assertion entity from enforcing two patents against the...
A federal judge in Florida denied fintech Sunbit's request for an emergency ex parte order to stop former employee Kathie Keil and competitors Synchrony Financial and CareCredit from using trade secrets, ruling that the company failed to prove immediate...
A Northern District of California magistrate judge ruled that Apple’s product roadmaps do not automatically qualify for the highest level of confidentiality protection, rejecting the company’s attempt to shield strategic planning documents under a "Source...
A federal magistrate judge on Wednesday narrowed a subpoena xAI served on OpenAI, limiting the scope of documents the AI company must produce regarding its hiring of former xAI employee Xuechen Li, who is accused of stealing trade secrets.
A Delaware federal judge dismissed a fraudulent inducement claim in a dispute over social media account control, leaving a franchise buyer with only a breach of contract case against the sellers of its yogurt chain.
A Northern District of California judge denied motions to exclude expert testimony on functionality and secondary meaning in BuzzBallz’s trade dress infringement suit against MPL Brands, allowing key evidence to reach the jury or decide summary judgment.
A federal judge in Utah ruled that a jury’s finding of trademark infringement supports a permanent injunction, rejecting the argument that a zero-damages verdict precludes equitable relief.
A federal judge in San Francisco ruled that a pro se musician failed to plausibly allege that YouTube users had a reasonable chance of seeing his original composition before uploading allegedly infringing tracks, dismissing the case with leave to amend.
Chief Judge Virginia M. Kendall severed six jewelry defendants from Chrome Hearts LLC’s mass trademark infringement lawsuit, ruling that the plaintiff failed to establish a "logical relationship" between the six appearing entities and the 86 other...
A federal judge denied competing scheduling requests from The Foundry and Adobe in their trademark dispute, criticizing both sides for failing to act with urgency.
FTI Consulting successfully added new defendants and 15 counts, including trade secret misappropriation, in its commercial dispute with former government official Jonathan Orszag.
A Delaware federal court denied a motion to dismiss, ruling that Intellectual Ventures I LLC’s targeted licensing demands and pattern of litigation against financial institutions sufficiently alleged a justiciable controversy with insurance provider...
A federal judge in Tampa denied Aerosonic LLC’s bid to add a new trade secret to its lawsuit against Joby Aviation, ruling the drone startup’s late discovery of a CT scan did not justify expanding its intellectual property claims six months into litigation.
A federal judge in Tennessee granted adult film producer Strike 3 Holdings' motion for early discovery against an anonymous defendant, but imposed strict protective conditions to curb the company's "suggestive" pattern of coercive settlement practices and...