Simply Wireless, Inc v. T-Mobile US, Inc

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Case overview

Case Number:

22-2211

Court:

Appellate - 4th Circuit

Nature of Suit:

3840 Trademark

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  1. August 14, 2024

    4th Circ. Says T-Mobile Must Face 'Simply Prepaid' TM Fight

    The Fourth Circuit revived a Virginia-based telecommunications company's infringement suit against T-Mobile, ruling that Simply Wireless had done enough to show it was planning to revamp its "Simply Prepaid" branding and hadn't abandoned the trademark when T-Mobile began using it.

  2. November 30, 2023

    IP Forecast: Beauty And The Copyright-Protected Beast

    A federal courthouse in Oakland will be center stage next week for a jury trial over allegations that Disney owes profits from the billion-dollar Emma Watson blockbuster "Beauty and the Beast" remake to ex-Microsoft executive Steve Perlman's digital effects company for infringing copyright-protected software to make the movie's live-action beast. Here's a look at that case — plus all the other major intellectual property matters on deck in the coming week.

  3. March 17, 2023

    Cellphone Co. Seeks To Revive TM Suit Against T-Mobile

    Wireless cellphone company Simply Wireless asked the Fourth Circuit to revive its trademark infringement claim against T-Mobile over the telecom giant's use of the "Simply Prepaid" trademark, arguing that while the district court sided with T-Mobile because Simply Wireless had not used the trademark in three years, the company had enough proof that it planned to resume use to create an issue of fact.