Navajo Nation, The, et al. v. Urban Outfitters, Inc. et al

  1. October 05, 2015

    Urban Outfitters Says Tribe Can Bear Extra Costs In TM Row

    Urban Outfitters lashed out at the Navajo Nation's suggestion that it pay entirely for a special master to review burgeoning documents in a multimillion-dollar trademark suit, telling a New Mexico federal court Friday that the tribe should and can pay proportional costs after litigating vexatiously.

  2. September 23, 2015

    Navajos Look To Avoid More Costs In Urban Outfitters TM Row

    The Navajo Nation pleaded with a New Mexico federal judge Tuesday to not follow through on an order to appoint a special master to review 31 pending motions in its trademark suit against Urban Outfitters, saying it cannot afford a special master.

  3. July 02, 2015

    Urban Outfitters Seeks To Limit Navajo Nation's Damages Bid

    Urban Outfitters Inc. on Wednesday urged a New Mexico federal court to ditch some of the Navajo Nation's damages claims in their trademark row, saying the tribe lacked evidence of willfulness necessary to support its pre-petition claims and was trying to distract the court with later allegations.

  4. June 26, 2015

    Tribe Says 'Navajo' Trademark Not Generic

    The Navajo Nation continued its push to knock out some of Urban Outfitters Inc.'s defenses in a trademark infringement suit Friday, arguing the clothing retailer has shown nothing that would prove the tribe's "Navajo" trademarks have taken a generic meaning.

  5. June 18, 2015

    Urban Outfitters Backpedals On Navajo Trademark Liability

    Urban Outfitters Inc. sought to stop its bid to cut the secondary liability claims from the Navajo Nation's trademark suit, telling a New Mexico federal court Thursday that the retailer now realizes it would likely lose on its motion.

  6. June 09, 2015

    Navajos' Trademark Claims Fall Short, Urban Outfitters Says

    Urban Outfitters Inc. told a federal judge Monday the Navajo Nation can't prove it infringed the tribe's "Navajo" trademark by hawking products bearing the name, saying the term is generic and doesn't lead consumers to mistakenly believe that such products are necessarily affiliated with the tribe.

  7. June 02, 2015

    'Navajo' Mark Is Generic In Fashion, Urban Outfitters Says

    Urban Outfitters Inc. told a New Mexico federal judge on Tuesday that the term "Navajo" has assumed a generic meaning in the fashion world, pushing back against the Navajo Nation's trademark infringement suit against the clothing retailer.

  8. June 01, 2015

    Navajos Say Urban Outfitters Aided Trademark Infringement

    The Navajo Nation asked a New Mexico federal judge on Friday to preserve its secondary liability claims in a suit alleging Urban Outfitters and its subsidiaries violated the tribe's trademark by incorporating the "Navajo" name in their products, claiming the company helped its marketers and a supplier to infringe the mark.

  9. May 20, 2015

    E-Commerce Boom May Mean More IP Fights Over Tribal Art

    A New Deal-era intellectual property law at the center of a dispute between the Navajo Nation and Urban Outfitters is proving to be a potent tool for guarding tribes' cultural and business interests against infringement, and experts say more litigation may be in the offing as tribes extend their business online.

  10. May 14, 2015

    Urban Outfitters Can't Duck Trademark Claims, Navajos Say

    The Navajo Nation asked a New Mexico federal judge on Thursday to find that Urban Outfitters and its subsidiaries violated the tribe's trademark by incorporating the "Navajo" name in their products, saying the alleged infringement is inarguable and is already causing marketplace confusion.

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