May 01, 2020
The copyright and patent offices have pushed back certain deadlines as the COVID-19 pandemic continues, while at least one intellectual property bench trial is about to proceed over video. Here, Law360 pulls together all the updates you might have missed, including victories for 3M in its trademark campaign and a new suit by comedian Jeff Dunham seeking to protect his image.
September 25, 2019
A Quinn Emanuel lawyer had little if any "substantive" prior involvement with trademarks at the center of an intellectual property dispute between a soccer-focused charity and the United States Soccer Federation, a D.C. federal judge said Wednesday, refusing to disqualify the firm from representing the charity.
April 26, 2019
A soccer charity is pushing back on a bid to disqualify Quinn Emanuel from a trademark dispute against the U.S. Soccer Federation, calling the request a baseless distraction.
March 26, 2019
Quinn Emanuel should be disqualified from representing the United States Soccer Federation Foundation in a trademark dispute against the United States Soccer Federation because the firm has represented the federation in legal matters related to the intellectual property, the federation has contended in D.C. federal court.
December 06, 2018
A soccer charity accused the United States Soccer Federation in D.C. federal court Thursday of trying to block the nonprofit from using a name and logo it says it has been using freely for more than 20 years.