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1. Sports Group Sues EU Over Shoe Dumping Duties

Friday, Mar 19, 2010

A sporting goods industry body is taking the European Union to task over its decision to extend anti-dumping duties on leather shoes imported from China and Vietnam, launching a lawsuit alleging that the measures hurt European businesses and consumers.

2. The FTAIA In State Court: A Defense Perspective

Wednesday, Feb 24, 2010

As antitrust plaintiffs turn to state court and state law, they are likely to face some of the same federal doctrines they would prefer to avoid. One doctrine sure to arise in state court antitrust actions when there are allegations or damages based on cross-border conduct is the Foreign Trade Antitrust Improvements Act, say Kenneth R. O’Rourke, Charles C. Lifland and Paul B. Salvaty of O’Melveny & Myers LLP.

3. Adidas Mark Suit Against Importer Ends With Injunction

Friday, Feb 19, 2010

Georgia-based Clear Solutions has consented to a permanent injunction in a case brought by Adidas AG accusing the importer of selling soccer jerseys with the Adidas three-stripe mark.

4. Payless Drops Appeal Of $305M Adidas Trademark Win

Monday, Jan 25, 2010

Payless ShoeSource Inc. and Adidas America Inc. have buried the hatchet in a long-running intellectual property battle over Adidas' trademark three-stripe logo, with the footwear retailer abandoning its appeal of a multimillion-dollar damages award handed down in 2009.

5. Croatian Seamstress Faces $6M Insider Trading Fine

Tuesday, Dec 01, 2009

A federal judge has issued a $5.7 million penalty against a 63-year-old retired Croatian seamstress accused by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission of letting Goldman Sachs Group Inc. analysts access her brokerage account to execute insider trades.

6. Adidas Sues Importer Over Knockoff Soccer Jerseys

Monday, Nov 16, 2009

Adidas AG has filed a trademark infringement suit against Clear Solutions, accusing the importer of selling counterfeit soccer jerseys containing the athletic wear company's distinctive three-stripe mark.

7. Proprietary Info Claim Nixed In New Balance IP Suit

Friday, Sep 25, 2009

A federal judge has tossed part of a lawsuit alleging New Balance Athletic Shoe Inc. stole Hockerson-Halberstadt LLC’s patented design for a shoe insert during confidential business meetings.

8. Nike, Adidas Slammed With Shoe Cushion Patent Suit

Friday, Aug 28, 2009

Patent-holding company Akeva LLC has filed an infringement suit targeting several major sneaker companies, including Nike Inc. and Adidas America Inc., over patents related to shoe cushion supports.

9. 9th Circ. Sends SAG ERISA Suit Back To Court

Thursday, Jul 16, 2009

In a Screen Actors Guild benefits spat over a TV ad campaign featuring golfer Fred “Boom Boom” Couples, a federal appeals court has determined that a collective bargaining deal alone doesn't offer enough guidance on how much an ad agency must pay into SAG's health plans.

10. Jordan Hall Of Fame Induction Sparks Licensing Spat

Thursday, Jun 25, 2009

A Massachusetts sportswear company has accused Nike Inc. and the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame of conspiring to prevent it from selling apparel and footwear related to Michael Jordan's upcoming induction into the hall.

11. Andre Agassi Wins Injunction In Cybersquatting Suit

Thursday, May 21, 2009

In his suit alleging cybersquatting under the Lanham Act, retired tennis star Andre Agassi has won a preliminary injunction barring three Web sites from using his trademarked name in their Web addresses.

12. Dancer, Printers Settle With SEC Over Trading Scam

Friday, Mar 27, 2009

A New York dancer and two printing plant workers have reached settlements with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission over their involvement in a $6.7 million insider trading ring that saw the jailing of three Wall Street analysts.

13. Getting Tough On 'Critical Vendor' Status

Friday, Feb 20, 2009

Over the past several years, courts have made it much more difficult to secure “critical vendor” status at the outset of a Chapter 11 case. This is information that is crucial for both debtors and creditors involved in bankruptcy proceedings, say Michael P. Massad Jr. and Cameron W. Kinvig of Hunton & Williams LLP.

14. Anticipating The GTLD Gold Rush Of 2009

Wednesday, Jan 21, 2009

If you thought 2008 was a wild ride, wait until the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers begins taking applications for new Generic Top Level Domain names in June 2009, says Richard C. Woodbridge of Fox Rothschild LLP.

15. Internet Is Star Witness In Today's Trademark Law

Thursday, Jan 15, 2009

Trademark lawsuits filed in federal courts in 2008 are set to dip somewhat compared with the previous year’s filings, as a shipwrecked economy and accompanying cash shortages kept companies from suing on principle alone.

16. Former Goldman Analyst May Have Fled US

Wednesday, Nov 05, 2008

A former analyst for Goldman Sachs Group Inc. who was convicted in 2006 of participating in a $6.7 million insider trading ring and served two years in prison has violated his parole and may have fled the country.

17. Adidas Sues Calif. Shoemakers Over Classic Stripes

Monday, Oct 20, 2008

Adidas AG and its U.S. subsidiary fired off a lawsuit against several California footwear companies on Thursday, accusing them of infringing its “three stripe” trademark.

18. Nike Claims Wal-Mart Shoes Infringe 'Shox' Patents

Thursday, Oct 16, 2008

Nike Inc. has taken aim at Wal-Mart Stores Inc. in a patent suit, accusing the world's largest retailer of selling knockoffs of Nike's Shox line that infringe two patents.

19. Adidas Sues Target Again Over Three-Stripe Mark

Wednesday, Oct 01, 2008

Adidas AG has filed a lawsuit accusing Target Corp. of infringing the sportswear maker's famous three-stripe mark after the retail giant again started selling shoes with two and four parallel stripes.

20. Wal-Mart Settles With Adidas In Trademark Case

Wednesday, Sep 03, 2008

In another victory for Adidas AG over its three-stripe trademark, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has agreed to settle a 3-year-old lawsuit with the sportswear maker.