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December 18, 2024
The Biggest Trademark Decisions Of 2024
The Pennsylvania State University emerged victorious in arguably the most closely watched trademark trial of the year against an online retailer that sold merchandise bearing historic Penn State marks, and the U.S. Supreme Court rejected an attorney's attempt to register "Trump Too Small" as a trademark. Here are Law360's picks for the biggest trademark decisions of 2024.
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April 15, 2024
4th Circ. Affirms Timberland Boots' Trade Dress Bid Denial
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.
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January 24, 2024
Timberland Tells 4th Circ. Boots Deserve TM Protection
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.
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January 22, 2024
4th Circ. Preview: Timberland's TM Bid Kicks Off 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.