McAirlaids, Inc. v. Kimberly-Clark Corporation et al

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Case overview

Case Number:

7:12-cv-00578

Court:

Virginia Western

Nature of Suit:

Trademark

Judge:

Michael F. Urbanski

  1. March 03, 2015

    Kimberly-Clark Settles Trade Dress Fight Over Pee Pads

    Kimberly-Clark Corp. reached a settlement Tuesday in a lawsuit that claimed its protective bed-wetting sheets infringed a rival's trade dress, resolving the case without a ruling on whether the design was too functional to be covered by trademark law.

  2. June 25, 2014

    4th Circ. Revives Kimberly-Clark Trade Dress Suit

    The Fourth Circuit on Wednesday overturned a victory for the Kimberly-Clark Corp. in a trade dress suit over an embossed dot pattern on incontinence absorption pads, finding that the trial court should have considered the evidence rather than granting summary judgment.

  3. July 22, 2013

    Kimberly-Clark Escapes Absorbent Pad Trade Dress Suit

    A Virginia federal judge on Friday threw out allegations that Kimberly-Clark Corp.'s incontinence bed mat product infringed the registered trade dress on McAirlaids Inc.'s absorbent pads, ruling that McAirlaids' design serves a function and doesn't qualify as trade dress.

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