Client updates / Trademark

Abstract Elements and Trademark Dilution – Adidas versus Thom Browne

22 February 2023 / Ran Karmi

Everyone knows Adidas’s famous three parallel stripes logo, including US fashion designer Thom Browne. Despite this, Browne introduced a parallel stripes motif in his designs. In 2021, Adidas sued him for breaching its intellectual property rights. Last month, a Manhattan jury found Thom Browne did not commit trademark infringement and that Adidas would have to make do with ownership of only the three-stripe design.

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Categories: Intellectual Property | Litigation

Schweppes Case Ruling: When Is Parallel Importing Legitimate?

21 July 2022 / Ilan Blumenfeld

The Israeli Supreme Court overturned a district court ruling and stated the court erred when it attributed internationality to the Israeli trademark “Schweppes” and associated it with a global venture.

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Categories: Commercial Litigation | Intellectual Property | Litigation

Supreme Court Dismisses Nespresso Suit against Espresso Club

28 August 2019 / Zohar Lande, Shay Bello

The Supreme Court recently dismissed an appeal by Nestlé, the Swiss multinational food and drink processing conglomerate, and its subsidiary corporation Nespresso, filed against our client, the Israeli company Expresso Club. The appeal claimed copyright and trademark infringement, unfair competition, and damage to Nespresso’s reputation.

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Categories: Commercial Litigation | Litigation

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