First Amendment – SoCal IP Law Institute

SoCalIP Law Institute Weekly Meeting – November 7, 2022 – Circuit Conflict over Trade Dress and Parody vs State Police Power Immunity

Please join us on Monday, November 7, 2022 at 12:00 pm, where we will discuss the following: Sulzer Mixpac AG v. A&N Trading Co., 988 F.3d 174 (2d Cir. 2021) (decision here) - A&N petitions the Supreme Court for cert based on a final judgment and permanent injunction by the 2nd Circuit on TM [...]

By Guy Cumberbatch|2022-11-03T11:31:33-07:00November 3rd, 2022|Trade Dress, Trademark, Counterfeit, Functionality, First Amendment|0 Comments

SoCal IP Institute :: December 8, 2014 :: Use of Mark Protected by First Amendment; WIPO Issues Domain Dispute Decision

Our weekly SoCal IP Institute meeting on Monday, December 8, 2014 will be a discussion of a recent decision in the N.D Cal regarding trademarks and the First Amendment as well as a WIPO decision regarding a domain dispute: Mil-Spec Monkey, Inc. v. Activision Blizzard, Inc. Case No. 14-cv-02361-RS (ND Cal 11/24/14 ) (available here). In a summary judgment [...]

By SoCal IP|2014-12-04T16:49:37-08:00December 4th, 2014|Domain Names, First Amendment, Trademark, WIPO|0 Comments