2020 was a year like no other, so you’d be forgiven if the year’s biggest headlines in trademark law didn’t quite catch your attention. In 2020, the US Supreme Court shaped trademark jurisprudence through a trio of notable decisions. A pandemic and shelter-in-place orders pushed more consumers to virtual marketplaces, forcing brand owners, and the courts, to take a renewed look at counterfeiting and online enforcement.
情報源: Trademarks in the 2020 IP Law Year in Review
この記事の中で、2020年の年次レビューに挙げられていたのは次の判例です。
Supreme Court
US Patent and Trademark Office et al. v. Booking.com BV, 591 US ___ (2020)
Lucky Brand Dungarees, Inc. v. Marcel Fashions Grp., Inc., 590 US ___ (2020)
Romag Fasteners, Inc v. Fossil, Inc., 590 US ___ (2020)
Federal Circuit Court
Tiffany and Co. v. Costco Wholesale Corp., 971 F.3d 74 (2d Cir. 2020),
Blumenthal Distribg., Inc. v. Herman Miller, Inc., 811 Fed. Appx. 421 (9th Cir. 2020)
Arcona, Inc. v. Farmacy Beauty, LLC, 976 F.3d 1074 (9th Cir. 2020),
In re Forney Industries, Inc., 955 F.3d 940 (Fed. Cir. 2020)
VIP Products LLC v. Jack Daniel’s Properties, Inc., Case No. 18-16012 (9th Cir. Mar. 31, 2020)
The Brooklyn Brewery Corporation v. Brooklyn Brew Shop, LLC, Case No. 20-2277 (Fed. Cir. Sept. 16, 2020)
TTAB
In re Team Jesus LLC, 2020 USPQ2d 11489 (TTAB 2020)
In re Lee Greenwood, 2020 USPQ2d 11439 (TTAB 2020)
In re Mayweather Promotions, LLC, 2020 USPQ2d 11298 (TTAB 2020)
In re Vox Populi Registry Ltd., 2020 USPQ2d 11289 (TTAB 2020)
In re AC Webconnecting Holding BV, 2020 USPQ2d 11048 (TTAB 2020)
In re St. Julian Wine Company, Inc., 2020 USPQ2d 10595 (TTAB 2020)
City of London Distillery, Ltd. v. Hayman Group Limited, 2020 USPQ2d 11487 (TTAB 2020)
Other 2020 TTAB Case Selection
The TTABlog®: The Top Ten TTAB Decisions of 2020 (Part I)
The TTABlog®: The Top Ten TTAB Decisions of 2020 (Part II)
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