Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard and Smith LLP v. Bitgood et al

  1. January 24, 2023

    Foe Calls Lewis Brisbois' Motion In TM Case 'Embarrassment'

    A man being sued by Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP told a federal court Tuesday that its bid to revoke his Pacer access was a "profound embarrassment to anyone who calls themself a lawyer" and was indicative that the firm's attorneys "do not know what they are doing."

  2. January 10, 2023

    Judge Denies Atty Immunity Claim In Lewis Brisbois TM Suit

    A Texas federal judge has denied an attorney's bid to be removed from a trademark suit brought by Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP, writing that he is "reluctant" to decide the nature of the lawyer's actions when he filed an assumed name certificate using the same name as the national law firm.

  3. January 05, 2023

    Lewis Brisbois Wants Pacer Access Revoked For TM Suit Foe

    Lewis Brisbois wants a Texas federal court to revoke Pacer access to a man the law firm is suing for registering a business also named "Lewis Brisbois," accusing the alleged copycat company's president of filing a barrage of "childish name calling" and "bloviated rantings" on the court docket.

  4. December 22, 2022

    Lewis Brisbois Says Atty Isn't Immune To Trademark Suit

    Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP told a federal judge Thursday that its trademark suit should be kept alive in court, writing that a Texas attorney who filed an "assumed name" certificate using the same name as the firm is not protected under attorney immunity because he was acting as an "attorney-in-fact."

  5. December 15, 2022

    Texas Judge Mulling Injunction In Lewis Brisbois TM Suit

    In a preliminary injunction hearing Thursday that largely rehashed arguments the parties made in a trademark suit earlier this month, U.S. District Judge Keith P. Ellison said a Texas lawyer who registered cases under Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP's name "couldn't possibly have believed" his actions were "legitimate."

  6. December 02, 2022

    Lewis Brisbois Trademark Suit Moving Forward In Texas Court

    Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP's trademark infringement suit against three Texans will proceed in court after a hearing Friday in which U.S. District Judge Keith P. Ellison said it was "hard to believe" that one of the attorneys filed cases using the firm's name "with a clear conscience and clear heart."

  7. October 21, 2022

    Lewis Brisbois Gave Up Name Rights, Company Argues

    The head of a Texas mediation company that shares its name with 1,600-lawyer Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP told a federal judge Friday that the BigLaw behemoth lost the rights to its name two years ago.

  8. September 26, 2022

    Lewis Brisbois Sues Lewis Brisbois In Texas Name Spat

    Lewis Brisbois, the 1,600-lawyer BigLaw behemoth that's been around since the Carter administration, is suing Lewis Brisbois, a "mediation and related services" business registered in May to a UPS Store address outside Houston.