| 24-1016 |
RiseandShine Corporation, dba Rise Brewing v. PepsiCo, Inc. |
Second Circuit |
2025-03-24 |
Pending |
CVSGResponse RequestedRelisted (2) |
circuit-split federal-trademark intellectual-property likelihood-of-confusion statutory-interpretation trademark-law |
Whether trademark strength is a question of fact in a likelihood-of-confusion analysis under 15 U.S.C. § 1114 |
| 24-953 |
Lerner and Rowe PC, an Arizona Corporation v. Brown Engstrand & Shely LLC, dba Accident Law Group, an Arizona Corporation, et al. |
Ninth Circuit |
2025-03-05 |
Denied |
|
circuit-split consumer-confusion intellectual-property lanham-act likelihood-of-confusion trademark-infringement |
Whether the Ninth Circuit's analysis of likelihood of consumer confusion factors in trademark infringement actions conflicts with other Circuit Courts… |
| 23-757 |
Relish Labs LLC, et al. v. Grubhub Inc., et al. |
Seventh Circuit |
2024-01-12 |
Denied |
Amici (1)Response RequestedRelisted (2) |
appellate-review clear-error de-novo de-novo-review likelihood-of-confusion multifactor-test standard-of-review trademark-infringement |
Whether the determination of a likelihood of confusion for trademark infringement is a factual finding, reviewable for clear error, or a legal conclus… |
| 23-67 |
Springboards to Education, Inc. v. McAllen Independent School District |
Fifth Circuit |
2023-07-25 |
Denied |
Response Waived |
anderson-v-liberty-lobby circuit-split consumer-confusion consumer-definition fact-intensive-inquiry legal-standard likelihood-of-confusion matsushita-v-zenith summary-judgment trademark-infringement |
Whether the case met the standard to dismiss on summary judgment |
| 22-347 |
Diece-Lisa Industries, Inc. v. Disney Store USA, LLC, et al. |
Ninth Circuit |
2022-10-13 |
GVR |
Response RequestedRelisted (3) |
expressive-work first-amendment intellectual-property likelihood-of-confusion reverse-confusion trademark-infringement trademark-law |
Does the First Amendment provide an infringer blanket immunity for trademark infringement across all categories of goods so long as they can claim the… |
| 22-316 |
Lodestar Anstalt v. Bacardi & Company Limited, et al. |
Ninth Circuit |
2022-10-04 |
Denied |
Response Waived |
consumer-confusion lanham-act likelihood-of-confusion section-45 trademark-enforcement trademark-infringement unfair-competition use-in-commerce |
Whether a plaintiff in a trademark enforcement action must prove that each use of its mark meets Section 45 of the Lanham Act's 'use in commerce' defi… |
| 21-1264 |
Larry Klayman v. Judicial Watch, Inc., et al. |
District of Columbia |
2022-03-18 |
Denied |
Response Waived |
circuit-split consumer-confusion hearsay-evidence lanham-act likelihood-of-confusion non-disparagement precedent trademark-infringement trademark-law |
Did the US. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit err by failing to apply the 'appreciable number of consumers' standard to the 'likel… |
| 21-212 |
Dires, LLC, dba Personal Touch Beds and Personal Comfort Beds, et al. v. Select Comfort Corporation, et al. |
Eighth Circuit |
2021-08-13 |
Denied |
Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2) |
circuit-split consumer-confusion initial-interest-confusion internet-trademark-law likelihood-of-confusion online-advertising search-engine-results search-engines trademark-infringement |
Whether courts can impose liability for a likelihood of consumer confusion in a trademark infringement action based on a consumer's initial interest i… |
| 20-1429 |
Arcona, Inc. v. Farmacy Beauty, LLC, et al. |
Ninth Circuit |
2021-04-13 |
Denied |
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circuit-split lanham-act likelihood-of-confusion registered-mark statutory-interpretation trademark-counterfeiting trademark-registration |
Whether trademark counterfeiting requires a likelihood of confusion |