概览

本行商标诉讼业务范围十分全面且国际化。我们成功代理客户对商标侵权、违反《兰哈姆法案》及其他涉及商标权的争议申索进行抗辩。我们能够在地区法院及上诉法院大力辩护，确保充分保护客户的商业权益及法律地位。

我们曾在全美各地的联邦地区法院及上诉法院、美国最高法院以及商标审判与上诉委员会（TTAB）就知识产权案件提起诉讼或进行辩护，在联邦巡回上诉法院、国际贸易委员会（ITC）、美国仲裁协会（AAA）、国际商会仲裁院（CAICC）乃至其他多个国际审判庭亦富有经验。我们的知识产权诉讼律师与美国最高法院及上诉业务部密切合作，迄今已在美国最高法院就超过200例案件辩护，并与其他业务部的律师协作，充分满足客户在诉讼过程中的种种需求。

联邦商标诉讼

本行知识产权律师广泛代理客户在全美各地联邦地区法院及上诉法院提起商标侵权诉讼或进行辩护。我们成功地为众多客户就商业外观及不公平竞争申索担任辩护律师。此外，我们积极参与由商标审理与上诉委员会（TTAB）受理的商标撤销及商标异议诉讼，并广泛代理商标及域名所有人根据《统一域名争议解决政策》及《反域名抢注消费者保护法案》处理域名争议，经验丰富，业绩卓著。

本行商标执法业务能力强大，拥有许多极具代表性的业绩，我们的诉讼律师因而赢得了众多公司的信任和信心。近期，我们成功代表E1 Entertainment就诉讼人向法院申请初步禁令进行抗辩。我们代表Virgin Media的分部sit-up, Ltd.对IAC和Home Shopping Network提起诉讼，指控其盗用商业秘密及违反合约，该案裁决对本行客户而言是一次重要的胜利。

反仿冒诉讼

鉴于当前的重重经济挑战，企业更注重保护知识产权免于受到仿冒侵害。仿冒包括一系列非法活动，对销售、许可、品牌价值及企业声誉产生不利影响。为妥善应对问题，企业需采取综合、全球性措施，从量身定制的战略角度满足特定的维权需求。

我们为多家财富500强公司执行有效的反伪造项目管理，包括边境查扣及相关诉讼以及处理由世界知识产权组织（WIPO）受理的商标争议。我们就仿冒及海关事宜向客户提供法律意见，并与客户密切合作，制定全球维权及反伪造计划与策略，着力于在全球范围内保护其商标及服务商标。我们部署在世界各地的律师团队能够在美国、欧洲及亚洲为客户提供援助。

品牌保护诉讼

本行律师经常就如何更好地在全球范围内保护、维护及增强知识产权资产以及如何创建品牌及企业提供策略咨询。我们致力于在全球保护客户的品牌名称、身份及声誉等最珍贵的资产。我们理解每个案例对客户的重要性，此类问题的解决对于保持稳定的盈利模式而言至关重要。

我们代理美国及国际客户在商标审理与上诉委员会进行商标撤销及商标异议诉讼及上诉，每年处理的争议案件多达数十例。我们近期在美国成功代理一家大型房地产投资信托赢得诉讼，迫使一家根据普通法使用某名称达5年的公司变更该名称。

商业外观诉讼

保护客户的产品外观及包装特征是本行商标诉讼业务的核心内容之一。商业外观（在美国之外的地区称为工业设计）的保护涵盖专利或版权法未能有效保护或传统上未能提供保护的特征，旨在杜绝模仿其他产品的产品包装及外观。商业外观的保护在饮食业尤为重要。本行国际化的商业外观业务极具地理优势，多样化的客户来自各个行业，当中包括饮食公司、消费品公司、制药公司、金融机构以及传媒和娱乐公司。

在美国，我们成功代理烘焙食品公司Entenmann就在超市出售的甜甜圈包装引发的商业外观侵权申索进行抗辩，还代理某公共关系公司就某健康保险协会提出的主张进行抗辩。

域名争议

当今世界越来越依赖科技驱动，保护客户的在线品牌及商标因而日益重要。我们广泛参与域名事宜，包括根据美国联邦《反域名抢注消费者保护法案》及《统一域名争议解决政策》进行的诉讼，以及关键词广告、《统一域名争议解决政策》辖下的域名争议、域名重复注册 (domain kiting)以及域名品尝（domain tasting）。我们还向商标所有人及域名所有人就《统一域名争议解决政策》相关事宜提供法律意见。

执业经验

Societe des Produits Nestlé S.A., Nestlé S.A., Nestlé USA Inc. in Los Angeles County Superior Court versus a professional actor claiming misappropriation of his likeness on product advertising overseas. Obtained dismissal with prejudice based on jurisdictional and other defenses.
Nestlé USA, Inc. and Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream, Inc. in a trademark infringement action brought by Weight Watchers International, Inc. Nestlé and Dreyer’s were accused of improperly displaying the "Weight Watchers" and "Points" trademarks for compatibility advertising purposes in connection with their Lean Cuisine and Skinny Cow brands. Our defense, based on fair use rights, led to a favorable settlement.
Nestlé USA, Inc. in defense of a trademark infringement action brought by Bottom Line Food Processors, Inc., d/b/a Michael Angelo’s Gourmet Foods, Inc., the registrant of trademarks for "The Art of Italian Cuisine" and certain images of iconic Italian art. Michael Angelo’s alleged that Nestlé infringed its trademarks through its marketing campaign for Buitoni products, which featured the tagline "The Italian Art of Food" and the theme of Italian art and culture. Our defense, based on fair use and the weakness of Michael Angelo’s descriptive trademarks, led to a favorable settlement.
Geisha LLC in defense of a trademark infringement action in the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York where we successfully enjoined the registered trademark owner from use of the mark and obtained cancellation of the registered mark alleged against Geisha.

E1 Entertainment in a trademark infringement case brought in the US District Court for the Central District of California. We successfully defended against a motion for preliminary injunction brought by E! Entertainment Television against our client E1 Entertainment. The plaintiff, which uses an E superimposed on an exclamation point over the word Entertainment as its mark, sought a preliminary injunction under the Lanham Act, Federal Trademark Dilution Act, and California Business & Professions Code against our client to enjoin them from rebranding themselves with a mark that reads "E1 Entertainment." Such rebranding, plaintiff alleged, constituted willful federal trademark infringement because our clients “intentionally and nefariously” sought to capitalize upon the goodwill plaintiff had developed over two decades at the cost of $90 million. The District Court denied the plaintiff’s motion and adopted all of our arguments in support of its ruling. The Court further concluded that consumers in the relevant marketplace were not likely to be confused as to the origin of the goods or services bearing our client’s mark, which was adopted in good faith.
Ion Media Networks in an action involving trademark infringement, unfair competition and state law claims, arising out of Paxon's commercial relaunch and rebranding under the new logo "ION MEDIA TV." We obtained an extremely favorable settlement for our client.
Deutsche Telekom AG in an opposition action brought by ESPN against a trademark application filed for the use of "T-Games." ESPN claims confusing similarity to their popular mark "X-GAMES." Deutsche Telekom AG claims a family of marks in the use of the unique stylized letter "T" including its world-famous mark for "T-Mobile."
Vaughan & Bushnell in a trademark infringement matter regarding a color configuration mark on blue-handled hammers. Our defense, based in part on estoppel relating to the statements made in the plaintiff’s 2(f ) application for color secondary meaning, led to a favorable settlement.
Modern Luxury in the US District Court for the Central District of California in a case alleging trademark infringement against our client concerning both parties' use of "HAWAI'I" trademarks in connection with magazines. The court ruled in our client’s favor and denied the plaintiff’s request for a preliminary injunction, which led to an extremely favorable settlement for our client.
Diners Club in the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Clever Ideas filed a suit against Diners Club alleging breach of contract claims and trademark infringement in connection with the parties’ agreement with respect to promotion of a dining program for Diners Club cardholders. We successfully defeated Clever Ideas' preliminary injunction motion that sought to require Diners Club to recall all of its charge cards, which contain Clever Ideas' trademarks. Additionally, we successfully settled the breach of contract claims and trademark claims with a monetary settlement favorable to Diners Club.
Design Ideas Limited in a case brought against our client in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York for trade secret misappropriation, trademark infringement and unfair competition. The case arose out of a long-standing dispute between two joint venture partners who both claimed intellectual property rights in the invention, commercialization and exploitation of decorative gel polymer products. The case involved an analysis of the trademark, trade secret, and antitrust laws of numerous worldwide jurisdictions in order to achieve a mutually agreeable settlement.
The Big Ten Conference in the US District Court for the Northern Illinois against a Penn State donor and alumnus who alleges that he first developed the concept of what is now the Big Ten Network cable channel but that the Conference subsequently stole his idea and plan. The plaintiff sued the Conference under Section 38 of the Lanham Act, alleging that the Conference fraudulently procured its trademark registration for the "Big Ten Network" mark, and alleged state law claims for breach of contract and misappropriation of trade secrets. Our motion to dismiss the Lanham Act claim was granted, which resulted in dismissal of the rest of the action for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.