No. 20-1391

Sportswear, Inc., dba Prep Sportswear v. Savannah College of Art and Design, Inc.

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2021-04-05
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2) Experienced Counsel
Tags: circuit-split consumer-confusion federal-registration intellectual-property related-goods service-mark trademark-infringement unrelated-goods
Latest Conference: 2021-09-27 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Does the scope of a federally-registered service mark extend to unrelated goods bearing that service mark?

2. Does the defendant's copying of a mark, without proof of consumer confusion as to the source of the parties' goods or services, establish trademark infringement merely because consumers recognize the mark?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does the scope of a service mark extend to unrelated goods bearing that service mark?

Docket Entries

2021-10-04
Petition DENIED.
2021-07-28
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
2021-07-27
Reply of petitioner Sportswear, Inc., d/b/a Prep Sportswear filed. (Distributed)
2021-07-12
Brief of respondent Savannah College of Art and Design, Inc. in opposition filed.
2021-06-01
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including July 12, 2021.
2021-05-28
Motion to extend the time to file a response from June 11, 2021 to July 12, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
2021-05-12
Response Requested. (Due June 11, 2021)
2021-05-11
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/27/2021.
2021-05-04
Waiver of right of respondent Savannah College of Art and Design, Inc. to respond filed.
2021-03-31
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 5, 2021)

Attorneys

Savannah College of Art and Design, Inc.
Gregory George GarreLatham & Watkins LLP, Respondent
William Andrew PequignotMoore Pequignot LLC, Respondent
Sportswear, Inc., d/b/a Prep Sportswear
Adam G. UnikowskyJenner & Block LLP, Petitioner