Vans, Inc. and VF Outdoor, LLC. v Walmart, Inc. et al., Case No. 8:21-cv-01876-DOC-KES
Consumer surveys can provide valuable empirical evidence in Lanham Act matters, class actions, and many other types of litigation. Sometimes a survey may be the only way to obtainrelevant evidence. ...
Deceptive Advertising, Likelihood of Confusion, News, Trademark
Consumer surveys are one of the most powerful tools available in trademark or trade dress infringement cases, deceptive advertising matters, class actions, and many other types of litigation....
Deceptive Advertising, Class Action/Class Certification, Likelihood of Confusion, Trademark, False Advertising, Webinar
In the case Max Rack, Inc. v Core Health and Fitness, LLC., the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio denied MRI’s summary judgment motion for trademark infringement. MRI markets and...
In the case, San Antonio Winery, Inc. and Merritt Estate Winery, Inc. v. Enovation Brands, Inc., Civil Action No. 20-20515-Civ-Scola (S.D. Fla. Feb 24, 2020), the U.S. District Court for the Southern...
In 2012, fifty-five parishes of The Episcopal Church in South Carolina disassociated from the national Episcopal Church organization over disagreements with various policies of the national church....
In the recent case, Combe Incorporated v. Dr. August Wolff GmbH & Co. KG Arzneimittel, Civil Action No. 1:17-cv-00935 (E.D. Va. May 23, 2019), the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of...
AMS Survey Expert Brian Sowers and other members of the AMS Litigation Support team answer a few questions from their recent webinar, Proving Irreparable Harm with Consumer Surveys.
Consumer surveys can be a powerful toolto prove or disprove likelihood of confusion inTTAB cases. A failure to conduct one may ultimately result in the Board, even with little to no evidence,...
In a recent case in the Eastern District of North Carolina (Variety Stores, Inc. v Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.,Civil Action No. 5:14-cv-00217), the jury found Wal-Mart guilty of willful infringement of...