No. 18-47

Thomas McClary, et al. v. Commodores Entertainment Corp.

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2018-07-09
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Tags: extraterritorial-conduct extraterritorial-jurisdiction international-commerce jurisdiction lanham-act steele-v-bulova substantial-effect trademark-enforcement trademark-standing us-commerce
Key Terms:
Trademark JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2018-09-24
Question Presented (AI Summary)

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)?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

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.

Docket Entries

2018-10-01
Petition DENIED.
2018-08-22
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/24/2018.
2018-08-08
Brief of respondent Commodores Entertainment Corp. in opposition filed.
2018-07-03
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 8, 2018)

Attorneys

Commodores Entertainment Corp.
Lindsay Patrick LopezTrenam, Kemker, Scharf, Barkin, Frye, O'Neill & Mullis, P.A., Respondent
Thomas McClary, et al.
Kevin J. MirchMirch Law Firm LLP, Petitioner