The battle continues, but this time the brawl between the two high-end fashion titans takes place in the United States Patent and Trademark Office.  Back in September of 2012, the Second Circuit in Christian Louboutin S.A. v. Yves Saint Laurent Am. Holding, Inc., Docket No. 11-3303-cv, issued an important fact specific ruling in regards to Christian [...]

Early this month, Demitri Brown and Donna Evans-Brown (the “Browns”) filed a federal trademark infringement suit against Christopher Bridges p/k/a Ludacris, claiming that Luda’s “Disturbing Tha Peace” trademark is confusingly similar to their mark “Disturb the Peace.” However, “Disturb the Peace” has been cancelled since August 31, 2004. This means that the Browns no longer have [...]