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We have experience in representing diverse clients in trademark litigation in the US District Courts of Michigan and Ohio as well as in the Trademark Trial & Appeal Board ("TTAB") of the US Patent & Trademark Office. Recent cases include:


+Ewald v. DaimlerChrysler Corporation (US District Court, N.D. Ohio)

RubiconWe represented Ewald and his RUBICON® mark and ultimately achieved a favorable settlement. It was so favorable, in fact, that we can’t disclose the terms but we are permitted to say that Mr. Ewald is very well pleased.




+N, S, & T, Inc. v. Cheung (US District Court, S.D. Ohio)

Magic Wok We represented the plaintiff and its MAGIC WOK® mark and obtained a permanent injunction prohibiting Mr. Cheung from using MAGIC WOK.






+Future Lawn, Inc. v. Green Edge Lawncare Service, Inc. (US District Court, N.D. Ohio)

Future Lawn We represented Future Lawn and its 843-TURF® and wound up settling the case on terms favorable to Future Lawn including damages and a prohibition against further use by Green Edge.







+Clean Wood Recycling, Inc. v. Target Corporation et al (US District Court, N.D. Ohio)

Got Mulch? We represented Clean Wood and its GOT MULCH?® mark which was being infringed by the unauthorized sale of gardening aprons bearing our client’s mark. The case settled with the infringement stopped and damages recovered.




+Dr. Babor GmbH & Co. KG v. Barmensen Labs LLC (TTAB)

Babor We represented the German cosmetics company Dr. Babor and its HSR® mark in an Opposition in the TTAB against Barmensen’s application to register HFR. Ultimately, the case settled on terms which permitted the registration of HFR but restricted Barmensen’s use of HFR to non-competing goods.




+Management Co., Ltd. v. Dean & Deluca Resorts, LLC (TTAB)

Barrons Cafe










We represented AMA Management and its Barron’s Café® mark in a successful petition to cancel Dean & Deluca’s Café Baron mark.

+Kellogg North America Company v. Principle Business Enterprises, Inc. (TTAB)

Paw Prints We represented Principle Business Enterprises which was seeking federal registration for its PAW PRINTS® trademark for slippers when Kellogg requested an extension of time to oppose our client’s registration of PAW PRINTS. We negotiated an agreement with Kellogg and our client’s mark is now registered.






+Principle Business Enterprises, Inc. v. Healthdyne, Inc. (US District Court, N.D. Ohio)

Tranquility



We represented Principle Business Enterprises and its TRANQUILITY® mark against Healthdyne which had been using Tranquility for its CPAP machines. We negotiated a co-existence agreement designed to bolster our client’s rights to its TRANQUILITY mark and ensure that no further encroachment could occur.

+E. & J. Gallo Winery v. Alliance Foods, Inc. (TTAB)

Robert and James We successfully defended private labeler Alliance Foods and its three applications to register ROBERT & JAMES for a line of food and non-alcoholic beverages against three oppositions filed by Gallo based on its BARTLES & JAYMES marks. Ultimately, the oppositions were dismissed with prejudice.











+Principle Business Enterprises, Inc. v. Sears, Roebuck and Co. (TTAB)

Pillow Paws We represented Principle Business Enterprises in its petition to cancel Sears’ registration of PET PAWS for slippers based on our client’s prior rights in PILLOW PAWS®. Sears capitulated and wound up assigning its mark to our client.