Grunt Style LLC v. TWD, LLC

  1. March 14, 2024

    Vet-Themed T-Shirt Co. Wins $700K In Army Motto TM Trial

    An Illinois federal jury awarded Chicago-based T-shirt company Grunt Style LLC $739,500 on Thursday, agreeing with the company's claim that a California competitor illegally used the phrase "This We'll Defend" in connection with its online retail store.

  2. March 11, 2024

    Jury Hears 'This We'll Defend' Shirts Infringed T-Shirt Co.'s TM

    Chicago-based T-shirt company Grunt Style on Monday urged an Illinois federal jury to hold a California competitor liable for selling shirts featuring the slogan, "This We'll Defend," asserting the competitor's sales constitute willful infringement of a trademark held for more than a decade.

  3. April 12, 2022

    Ill. Judge Nixes Pro-Gun T-Shirt Co.'s TM In Slogan Fight

    A California T-shirt company saw its trademark registration for "This We'll Defend" get canceled when an Illinois federal judge on Thursday ruled that a Chicago rival accused of unlawfully using the phrase actually has superior rights to the mark.

  4. October 24, 2019

    Pro-Gun T-Shirt Co. Escapes Parts Of Rival's Trademark Suit

    An Illinois federal judge on Wednesday trimmed some of a California T-shirt company's claims and all of its affirmative defenses in its trademark suit accusing a Chicago rival of infringing its "This We'll Defend" mark on pro-gun T-shirts.