May 30, 2023
An Atlanta federal judge on Tuesday halted proceedings related to a nearly $2 million jury verdict levied against air freshener companies over claims that they infringed another's trademark after the court received notice of the defendant's bankruptcy filing.
April 05, 2023
Two Georgia residents facing a $1.9 million jury verdict for selling infringing air fresheners and incense are calling the award improper as they push for a new damages trial and fight a request by the maker of the products for almost $961,000 in attorney fees.
March 21, 2023
The maker of the Blunteffects line of air fresheners, incense sticks and sprays is asking a Georgia federal court to award $960,876 in attorney fees following a $1.9 million verdict in a trademark infringement dispute, saying the "clearly unreasonable" way the defendants litigated the case warrants such a high award.
March 01, 2023
A six-year saga in Georgia federal court over products used to clean up the odor of smoking products has resulted in a nearly $2 million jury verdict against a wholesaler accused of selling knockoffs of a line of air fresheners, incense sticks and sprays that are sold in stores under the brand name Blunteffects.
July 26, 2021
A Georgia federal judge permanently barred air freshener companies from using marks claimed by a competitor, a ruling handed down as a sanction for what the court found were intentional and repeated discovery violations.
July 12, 2021
A Georgia judge is considering issuing "serious sanctions" in a trade dress case after expressing dismay Monday that multiple discovery orders over four years have been disregarded or not complied with.