September 18, 2024
A Connecticut federal judge has rejected a request for $1.48 million in attorney fees by Swiss watchmaker Breitling SA and its American arm after they beat trademark infringement claims brought by a California jeweler, ruling that the claims may have been unsuccessful but that they were "not frivolous."
March 14, 2024
A split Second Circuit panel on Thursday affirmed a Connecticut federal judge's decision that Breitling USA Inc. fairly used the phrase "red gold" to describe the color of its products after a California jeweler with a 2003 trademark registration battled the Swiss watchmaker over its use of the phrase.
January 26, 2022
Breitling has won its trademark battle with a California jewelry brand over the term "red gold," with a Connecticut federal judge ruling that an earlier decision that the watchmaker made fair use of the term closed the book on the remaining issues in the case.
July 27, 2021
A sanctions fight in trademark litigation between Swiss watchmaker Breitling and a California jeweler over the term "red gold" has been put to rest, after a Connecticut magistrate judge ruled that neither side had managed to prove dueling claims of misconduct.
June 09, 2021
Opposing attorneys in trademark litigation between two luxury watchmakers are each asking a Connecticut federal court to punish the other side for its conduct in the case. Here, Law360 Pulse breaks down the suit and the alleged attorney misconduct.
June 03, 2021
Luxury Swiss watch brand Breitling is accusing a former Pierce Bainbridge name partner of putting out a "hit piece" on the company in a trademark dispute over the term "red gold," telling a Connecticut federal court that the attorney must be punished for his alleged ethical violations that have tainted the case.