Law360, New York (October 30, 2009) -- Handing a victory to Japan's Sunstar Inc. in a nearly nine-year battle with Alberto-Culver Co., maker of Alberto VO5 hair care products, a federal appeals court has ruled that the legal meaning of a Japanese term used in a trademark license agreement between the two must be taken into consideration.
In a strongly-worded decision handed down by Judge Richard A. Posner on Wednesday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit also made clear that the Japanese legal term...
