Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard and Smith LLP v. Bitgood et al

  1. April 28, 2023

    Lewis Brisbois TM Foe Says She Doesn't Have Requested Docs

    A Texas attorney accused of not complying with court-ordered discovery in a trademark row with Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP told the court she couldn't be held in contempt because the documents requested by the BigLaw firm are in the custody of another defendant.

  2. April 25, 2023

    Judge Gives Lewis Brisbois TM Foe 5 Days To Turn Over Docs

    A Texas attorney accused of registering a mediation business using the same name as Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP has five days to comply with the BigLaw firm's discovery requests, a federal judge has ruled.

  3. April 18, 2023

    Lewis Brisbois Foes Slam Firm's Contempt Bid In TM Row

    BigLaw firm Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP was hit with accusations on Tuesday over the "method, manner and procedural machinations" related to its contempt bid in a trademark dispute between the firm and a mediation business of the same name.

  4. April 14, 2023

    Lewis Brisbois Wants TM Foe Held In Contempt For Discovery

    BigLaw firm Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP has asked a Houston federal judge to hold one of its adversaries in a trademark suit in contempt for failing to comply with court-ordered discovery, writing that the punishment is appropriate because she "clearly believes the court's order does not apply to her."

  5. March 22, 2023

    Lewis Brisbois Judge Feels Like He's 'Failing' In TM Suit

    U.S. District Judge Keith P. Ellison told the parties in a Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP trademark infringement suit Wednesday that the case makes him feel like he's "failing" because he hasn't been able to "come up with a good way to put it to bed."

  6. March 07, 2023

    5th Circ. Rejects Atty's Appeal In Lewis Brisbois TM Fight

    The Fifth Circuit has refused to take up a Houston attorney's appeal of a lower court's rejection of his attorney immunity defense in a trademark dispute between Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP and a "mediation and related services" business of the same name.

  7. February 27, 2023

    Lewis Brisbois TM Foes Ask Judge To Reconsider Injunction

    Two Texans being sued by Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP for trademark infringement have asked a federal judge to reconsider an order barring them from using the law firm's name, saying the firm is "recasting" a trial court loss as a Lanham Act issue.

  8. February 17, 2023

    Judge Trashes Multiple Motions In Lewis Brisbois TM Suit

    A Texas federal judge denied a slew of motions Thursday in a trademark infringement suit brought by Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP, including a request to revoke the ECF access of the pro se litigant being sued by the firm and the defendant's motion for sanctions.

  9. January 31, 2023

    Judge Has 'Never Ever Seen' Acts In Lewis Brisbois TM Row

    The parties on the receiving end of a trademark infringement suit brought by Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP said Tuesday that they wouldn't accept the terms of a permanent injunction put forward by the law firm, prompting a federal district judge to remark that he's "never, ever seen anything like" the conduct by the parties.

  10. January 30, 2023

    Lewis Brisbois Foe Wants Firm Sanctioned For 'Gaslight' Brief

    A man being sued by Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP on Sunday called for sanctions against the firm for filing "frivolous and/or malicious pleadings" and attempting to "gaslight" the judge in the underlying trademark spat.