God's Era v. New Era Cap Co., Inc.

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Case Number:

1:18-cv-11065

Court:

Massachusetts

Nature of Suit:

Trademark

Judge:

Indira Talwani

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  1. April 29, 2020

    New Era's Defeated TM Challenger Calls Fee Demand 'Sinister'

    New Era Cap Co. is making a "bizarrely sinister" request for $164,660 in attorney fees after it defeated a trademark suit filed by an apparel entrepreneur with less than $2,000 in sales to her name, an attorney for the business owner said Wednesday.

  2. April 01, 2020

    New Era Doffs Entrepreneur's 'Fear Of God' TM Suit

    New Era Cap Co.'s "Fear of God" line of hats does not infringe a trademark held by a single-employee apparel company in the Boston area because sales of the two companies' products never overlapped in the same market, a Massachusetts federal judge said Wednesday.

  3. August 30, 2019

    New Era Seeks Win In TM Suit By Boston Apparel Startup

    New Era Cap Co. asked a federal judge for a win Thursday in a suit brought by a small Boston-area apparel company, claiming the startup has produced no evidence to show that New Era's "Fear of God" line of hats infringed on the smaller business' common law trademark.

  4. May 22, 2018

    New Era Hit With TM Suit Over 'Fear Of God' Cap Line

    New Era Cap Co. Inc. was hit with a trademark suit on Tuesday in federal court by a Massachusetts religious apparel company started by a college student who says the baseball hat maker, which provides caps for Major League Baseball and recently released its Fear of God cap line, is illegally blocking her trademark petition.