January 12, 2026
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday denied a trademark appeal from an apparel company seeking to register "Vetements," the French word for "clothes," in a case that challenged a long-standing doctrine used to determine whether a foreign word can qualify as a mark.
January 02, 2026
An appeal over the use of foreign words in branding is up for consideration at the U.S. Supreme Court, and a Delaware federal judge is set to deliver his verdict following a bench trial over the "Ugliest House in America." Here are Law360's picks for the trademark cases to watch in 2026.
November 25, 2025
The U.S. government has urged the U.S. Supreme Court to reject a request from Swiss fashion house Vetements Group AG to register for a trademark on the term "Vetements," a French word for "clothes," saying the doctrine of foreign equivalents in trademark law prevents common words in other widely spoken languages from serving as trademarks.
September 29, 2025
The new U.S. Supreme Court term could be an eventful one for intellectual property law, with a $1 billion copyright fight on deck between music publishers and Cox Communications that is expected to clarify the bounds of liability for internet companies over their customers’ illegal downloads. Here's a look at some of the IP cases under review as the justices begin their new term Oct. 6.
August 25, 2025
An apparel company has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review a Federal Circuit ruling that found "Vetements" cannot be a registered trademark because it's generic as the French word for clothes, telling justices that a non-English mark's protectability should be dictated by consumer perception rather than its translation.