Thomas McClary, et al. v. Commodores Entertainment Corp.
Trademark JusticiabilityDoctri
What defines the 'substantial effect on United States commerce' that grants U.S. court's jurisdiction to expand the Lanham Act to extraterritorial conduct under Steele v. Bulova Watch Co., Inc., 344 U.S. 280 (1952)?
QUESTIONS PRESENTED FOR REVIEW 1. What defines the “substantial effect on United States commerce”, that grants U.S. court’s jurisdiction to expand the Lanham Act to extraterritorial conduct under Steele v. Bulova Watch Co., Inc., 344 U.S. 280 (1952)? 2. Does a corporation have standing to enforce a trademark without evidence of a valid transfer from individual owners of the common law mark? it} LIST OF ALL PARTIES The Petitioners and Defendants below, are Thomas McClary (“McClary”) and Fifth Avenue Entertainment, LLC (“Fifth Avenue”). The Respondent and Plaintiff below, Commodores Entertainment Corporation (“CEC”), is as listed on the cover page of this Petition.