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Vans, Inc. v. MSCHF Product Studio, Inc.
Case Number:
22-1006
Court:
Nature of Suit:
3840 PROPERTY RIGHTS-Trademark
Companies
Sectors & Industries:
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December 05, 2023
Jack Daniel's Ruling Helps Vans Defeat 2nd Circ. TM Appeal
The Second Circuit on Tuesday cited a recent Supreme Court decision that stripped special First Amendment protections for a Jack Daniel's-spoofing chew toy in a ruling that will allow Vans to enforce a restraining order against a Brooklyn art collective that made a parody of its marquee shoe.
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December 15, 2022
Vans TM Row Paused For Justices' Jack Daniel's Decision
The Second Circuit announced on Thursday it is pausing a case considering whether a Brooklyn art collective's Wavy Baby sneaker infringes Vans' Old Skool shoe trademark as it awaits a ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court, which agreed to hear a trademark dispute over a chew toy spoofing a Jack Daniel's bottle.
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September 28, 2022
Sneaker-As-Art Argument Divides 2nd Circ. In Vans TM Case
A Second Circuit panel pondered Wednesday whether a Brooklyn art collective's "Wavy Baby" sneaker infringes Vans Inc.'s "Old Skool" shoe trademarks, with one judge envisioning protected parody speech by the collective and a second seeing run-of-the-mill marketplace infringement.
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September 22, 2022
IP Forecast: Tyga's 'Wavy Baby' Shoe Row Goes To 2nd Circ.
The Second Circuit will consider what constitutes an "expressive" work in trademark law when it hears a controversial designer's appeal of a ruling the Vans footwear brand obtained to temporarily block a shoe line endorsed by the rapper Tyga. Here's a look at that case — plus all the other major intellectual property matters on deck in the coming week.
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July 25, 2022
Vans Asks 2nd Circ. To Uphold Sneaker Ban During TM Row
Retailer Vans urged the Second Circuit to affirm a lower court's decision temporarily blocking an art collective's sneaker collaboration with rapper Tyga that allegedly infringes Vans' trademarks on the "Old Skool" shoe, saying it's not an unconstitutional prior restraint on free speech.
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July 21, 2022
Copyright & TM Cases To Watch In The Second Half Of 2022
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a fair use case over Andy Warhol's portraits of the music icon Prince, and federal courts are grappling with the first wave of lawsuits involving non-fungible tokens. Here are the top copyright and trademark cases to keep an eye on in the second half of 2022.
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June 24, 2022
2nd Circ. Asked To Define 'Expressive' Works In Shoe TM Row
Intellectual property law professors, the International Trademark Association and more filed amicus briefs Friday in an art collective's Second Circuit trademark infringement fight with Vans over the group's blocked sneaker collaboration with rapper Tyga, largely arguing that the suit is a chance for the appellate court to clarify what qualifies as a protected "expressive" work.