April 15, 2024
The Fourth Circuit decided Monday that a Virginia federal judge correctly denied trade dress registration for Timberland's Icon Boot, saying in a published opinion the lower court did not err in concluding the design elements the company wanted to register were ineligible because they had not acquired distinctive meaning in consumers' minds.
January 24, 2024
The company behind Timberland footwear told a Fourth Circuit panel on Wednesday to find its Icon Boot eligible for trade dress protection, arguing a federal judge was wrong to conclude otherwise by holding that its design elements are functional and that consumers do not necessarily associate it with the brand.
January 22, 2024
The Fourth Circuit will kick off 2024 by probing Timberland's bid to trademark its footwear and pondering an embattled insurance mogul's attempt to escape a $524 million judgment.