Appellant Kevin Xu was convicted by a jury of conspiring to traffic in counterfeit pharmaceutical drugs, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371 (Count 1), introducing into interstate commerce misbranded drugs with the intent to defraud and mislead, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 331(a) and 333(a)(2) (Coun...   MORE>>

This appeal is about a trademark dispute between companies in the hair care industry. The plaintiff is Great Clips, Inc. (a Minnesota corporation), which owns and operates hair salons throughout the United States and Canada; the two defendants--Great Cuts, Inc. (a Massachusetts corporation) and Hair...   MORE>>

Plaintiffs-appellants, Starbucks Corporation and Starbucks U.S. Brands, LLC (together, “Starbucks”), appeal from a judgment entered on June 5, 2008, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Swain, J.), following a bench trial, in favor of defendant-appellee, Wol...   MORE>>

David Lahoti appeals the district court’s bench trial judgment that his use of the “VeriCheck” Georgia state service mark owned by Vericheck, Inc. violated the Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (“ACPA”), 15 U.S.C. § 1125(d), the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1051 et seq., the Washi...   MORE>>

Plaintiff, Microsoft Corporation, (“Plaintiff” or “Microsoft”) commenced this lawsuit asserting various causes of action premised on Defendants alleged distribution of counterfeit or unlicensed software and components. Presently before the Court is Plaintiff’s motion for partial summary ju...   MORE>>

McKEAGUE, Circuit Judge. Hensley Manufacturing, Inc. (“Hensley Manufacturing”) and ProPride, Inc., (“ProPride”) both manufacture and sell trailer hitches for “RVers” everywhere. And, more importantly, both companies manufacture and sell trailer hitches designed by the same man: James He...   MORE>>

This is a contract case arising from the parties’ efforts to resolve a dispute over their use of similar trademarks in their respective clothing lines. To work out an acceptable business arrangement, representatives of American Eagle Outfitters (“American Eagle” or “AE”) and Lyle and Scott...   MORE>>

Art Attacks Ink, LLC (“Art Attacks”) brought suit against MGA Entertainment Inc. (“MGA”), alleging copyright, trademark, and trade dress infringement. A jury found for MGA on the trademark claim, but could not reach a verdict on the remaining claims. MGA then moved for judgment as a matter o...   MORE>>

This case involves a dispute between two nutraceutical companies concerning the enzyme-based dietary supplement Wobenzym, originally produced and sold by the German corporation Mucos Pharma GmbH & Co. (“Mucos”). Dr. Karl Ransberger developed Wobenzym and owned Mucos until his death in 2001. Wobe...   MORE>>

Rescuecom Corp., a national computer service franchising company, offers on-site computer services and sales, with much of its business conducted on the Internet. Rescuecom advertises over the Internet using web-based services including those offered by Google, Inc. (Google).

Google’s proprie...   MORE>>