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Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard and Smith LLP v. Bitgood et al

  1. December 17, 2024

    Lewis Brisbois Wins $543K In Fees In Name TM Spat In Texas

    Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP is entitled to $543,146.81 in fees after securing a $1.5 million judgment in a trademark lawsuit it prosecuted against the owners of a mediation business that took the BigLaw behemoth's name, a Texas federal judge said Tuesday.

  2. September 16, 2024

    Texas Trio Ordered To Pay Lewis Brisbois $1.5M After TM Spat

    A Houston federal judge ordered a Texas trio to pay more than $1.5 million in statutory damages to Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP after finding last month that the group willfully stole the BigLaw behemoth's name for its mediation business in 2022.

  3. August 15, 2024

    Texas Trio Willfully Stole Lewis Brisbois Name, Judge Says

    A Texas mediation service that named itself after BigLaw behemoth Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP and told the firm to "come and take it" has infringed Lewis Brisbois' trademark and must pay its attorney fees from the bitter suit, which racked up over 300 docket entries in under two years, a Texas federal judge has ruled.

  4. August 14, 2024

    Lewis Brisbois, Atty Battle Over Immunity In Texas TM Case

    Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP and a Texas lawyer accused of ripping off the BigLaw firm's name battled over the issue of attorney immunity in post-hearing briefings Tuesday, with the firm writing that the Fifth Circuit "has made itself clear" that the lawyer can't be shielded from the case.

  5. January 25, 2024

    Judge Wants To Get Lewis Brisbois IP Row 'Back To Normal'

    A Houston federal judge gave the parties being sued for trademark infringement by Lewis Brisbois five days to respond with proposed revisions to a protective order governing billing records the BigLaw behemoth has generated in the case as the judge tried to bring the lawsuit "back to normal litigation."

  6. November 06, 2023

    Lewis Brisbois Knocks Down Privilege Claim In TM Suit

    A Texas federal judge on Monday granted a motion from Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP to force a lawyer to answer certain deposition questions in connection with a lawsuit accusing him of taking part in a conspiracy to infringe the BigLaw firm's trademark, rejecting his argument that conversations he had with his clients were shielded by attorney-client privilege.

  7. November 01, 2023

    Lewis Brisbois Can't Beat Privilege In TM Fight, Court Told

    A Texas lawyer accused of taking part in a conspiracy to infringe the trademark of Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP has urged a federal court to reject the BigLaw firm's attempt to force him to answer certain deposition questions, saying the firm cannot overcome attorney-client privilege issues.

  8. October 27, 2023

    Lewis Brisbois Fights Privilege Claim In Texas TM Battle

    BigLaw firm Lewis Brisbois has called on a Texas federal court to compel certain testimony from a lawyer accused of taking part in a conspiracy to infringe the firm's trademark, saying he improperly refused to answer various deposition questions based on attorney-client privilege.

  9. May 15, 2023

    Judge Won't 'Condone' More Delay In Lewis Brisbois TM Fight

    A Texas federal judge has said he will not "condone any additional delay" after giving an attorney more time to turn over documents sought by Lewis Brisbois as part of its trademark infringement suit alleging the lawyer helped register a mediation business using the same name.

  10. May 01, 2023

    Lewis Brisbois TM Foe Says Firm Lied To Court On Deal Offer

    A man embroiled in a trademark dispute with Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP has accused a Lewis Brisbois partner of lying to the court about a settlement offer, saying the court should enforce this offer — which he says was never made — or sanction the firm for making it up.