July 08, 2021
The U.S. Supreme Court didn't weigh in on any trademark cases in 2021, but the lower courts have been plenty busy — from Nike's fight against Satan Shoes, to a revival of "initial interest confusion," to a big win against Canal Street fakes. To get you up to speed, here are the seven major rulings you need to know from the first half of the year.
January 06, 2021
The Second Circuit on Wednesday upheld a $1.1 million counterfeiting verdict won by watchmaker Omega SA against a Manhattan landlord that owns a notorious Canal Street market, saying the property owner had been "willfully blind" to the sale of fakes.