http://www.lexisnexis.com/mealeys/news.aspx Headline Trademarks Legal News from LexisNexis® en-us http://www.lexisnexis.com/mealeys/images/lexismealeyslogo.gif 130 29 http://www.lexisnexis.com/mealeys/news.aspx Copyright 2020 http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=21-6%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Trademarks%201%20(2020)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' DETROIT - A federal judge in Michigan on Feb. 3 found that a trademark infringement defendant's "particularly egregious" violation of a 2006 settlement agreement warrants the imposition of sanctions in the form of $535,854 in disgorged profits (A.B. Cernelle v. Graminex LLC, et al., No. 03-10291, E.D. Mich., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 17437). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=21-6%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Trademarks%202%20(2020)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' HOUSTON - A federal judge in Texas on Feb. 7 agreed with two plaintiffs that two defendants that falsely advertised their carbon steel flanges as standard-compliant must be permanently enjoined but stood by his earlier rejection of a jury's $26 million disgorged profit award in the case on grounds that it is excessive (Boltex Manufacturing Co. LP, et al. v. Ulma Piping USA Corp., et al., No. 17-1400, S.D. Texas, 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 21770.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=21-6%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Trademarks%203%20(2020)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' AUSTIN, Texas - A federal judge in Texas on Feb. 4 granted a plaintiff summary judgment on a defendant-counterclaimant's assertion that a copyrighted camouflage pattern is unenforceable and invalid in light of the owner's alleged inequitable conduct (Haas Outdoors Inc. v. Dryshod International LLC, Nos. 18-596, -978, W.D. Texas, 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 17543). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=21-6%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Trademarks%204%20(2020)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' BROOKLYN, N.Y. - A New York federal magistrate judge on Feb. 6 recommended a total award of $116,385 in attorney fees and costs in a dispute over the "Landstar" trademark, more than $100,000 less than requested by a prevailing plaintiff (Landstar System Inc. v. American Landstar Logistics Corp., et al., No. 15-7179, E.D. N.Y., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 21774). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=21-6%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Trademarks%205%20(2020)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' SAN FRANCISCO - An Arizona federal judge did not err in rejecting a request for attorney fees by a plaintiff who accepted a $15,000 payment to settle allegations of trademark infringement, the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled Jan. 24 (Collaborative Continuing Education Council Inc., et al. v. Starks Reality Group Inc., et al., No. 18-16247, 9th Cir., 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 2670). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=21-6%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Trademarks%206%20(2020)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' NEW ORLEANS - A per curiam panel of the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Jan. 29 upheld findings by a federal judge in Texas that an appellant lacks statutory standing to maintain a trademark infringement action against a former division of Bankrate Inc. (Neutron Depot v. Bankrate Inc., No. 18-51021, 5th Cir., 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 2941). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=21-6%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Trademarks%207%20(2020)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' RICHMOND, Va. - A dispute over the "Medical Careers Institute" trademark will not proceed in Virginia, a federal judge there ruled Jan. 29, citing a lack of personal jurisdiction over an infringement defendant (ECPI University LLC v. Medical Career Institute Inc., No. 19-323, E.D. Va., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 15463.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=21-6%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Trademarks%208%20(2020)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' ATLANTA - A Georgia federal judge's rejection of a car maker's request to intervene in a forfeiture proceeding involving counterfeit replacement grilles will not be disturbed, the 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled Jan. 15 (FCA US LLC v. LKQ Corporation, No. 19-12023, 11th Cir., 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 1336). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=21-6%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Trademarks%209%20(2020)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' NEW YORK - The Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Feb. 7 affirmed a lower federal court's ruling that a commercial general liability insurance policy intellectual property exclusion relieves the insurer from its duty to defend an underlying lawsuit against its fashion designer insured (Nanette Lepore, et al. v. Hartford Fire Insurance Company, No. 19-778, 2nd Cir., 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 3830). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=21-6%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Trademarks%2010%20(2020)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' AKRON, Ohio - A federal judge in Ohio on Jan. 22 found that a former distributor breached a contract with Matco Tools Corp. following the termination of a distributorship agreement, infringed on Matco's trademark and breached a promissory note (Matco Tools Corp. v. Cary G. Urquhart, No. 19-1009, N.D. Ohio, 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 10247). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=21-6%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Trademarks%2011%20(2020)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' WASHINGTON, D.C. - Citing the Lanham Act's "primary significance" test, Booking.com B.V. argues in its Feb. 12 merits respondent brief to the U.S. Supreme Court that the Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals correctly found that the adding of the top-level domain (TLD) ".com" to a generic term can create a protectable trademark if the relevant public does not view the mark as generic (U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, et al. v. Booking.com B.V., No. 19-46, U.S. Sup.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=21-5%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Trademarks%201%20(2020)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' WASHINGTON, D.C. - An attorney for a manufacturer of handbag fasteners on Jan. 14 argued before the U.S. Supreme Court that an innocent trademark infringer can nonetheless be subject to an award of disgorged profits under the Lanham Act and that the Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals erred in reaching a contrary conclusion (Romag Fasteners Inc. v. Fossil Inc., et al., No. 18-1233, U.S. Sup.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=21-5%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Trademarks%202%20(2020)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Supreme Court on Jan. 13 heard oral arguments in a trademark dispute over whether federal preclusion principles bar a defendant from raising defenses that were not actually litigated and resolved in any prior case between the parties, when a plaintiff asserts new claims against the same defendant (Lucky Brand Dungarees Inc., et al. v. Marcel Fashion Group Inc., No. 18-1086, U.S. Sup.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=21-5%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Trademarks%203%20(2020)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' WASHINGTON, D.C. - In its Dec. 16 orders list, the U.S. Supreme Court denied certiorari in a case that poses the question of whether nonfunctionality of claimed trade dress can be established upon demonstrating that a particular feature or set of features did not affect the cost or quality of a product (A Top New Casting Inc. v. Bodum USA Inc., No. 19-462, U.S. Sup.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=21-5%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Trademarks%204%20(2020)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' SAN FRANCISCO - In a Dec. 27 holding, the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals reversed the dismissal by a California federal judge, on claim preclusion grounds, of allegations that a trademark relating to sesame seed oil was infringed (V.V.V. & Sons Edible Oils v. Meenakshi Overseas LLC, No. 18-16071, 9th Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 38551). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=21-5%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Trademarks%205%20(2020)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' SAN FRANCISCO - A Nevada federal judge's decision to impose case terminating sanctions was affirmed Dec. 27 by the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, which found that various trademark infringement defendants' "overall conduct" over "several months" justified the district court's action (Seiko Epson Corp. v. Artem Koshkalda, et al., Nos. 18-15124, -15125, 9th Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 38703). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=21-5%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Trademarks%206%20(2020)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' CONCORD, N.H. - In a Jan. 6 holding, a federal judge in New Hampshire agreed with a defendant that allegations that it infringed a trademarked headstock design as depicted in a photograph used by the defendant without authorization fail because the design in question is not entitled to trademark protection (D'Pergo Custom Guitars Inc. v. Sweetwater Sound Inc., No. 17-747, D. N.H., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 1358). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=21-5%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Trademarks%207%20(2020)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' MIAMI - In a Jan. 7 order, a federal judge in Florida adopted in full an October recommendation that the franchisors of Tim Hortons restaurants should prevail in a dispute with former franchisees over, among other things, subleases and the right to use the "Tim Hortons" trademark (Tim Hortons USA, Inc., States, et al. v. Tims Milner LLC, et al., No. 18-24152, S.D. Fla., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 3015). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=21-5%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Trademarks%208%20(2020)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' SAN DIEGO - In a Jan. 13 order, a federal judge in California found that the nonprofit veterans advocacy group "Veterans 360" is not entitled to a preliminary injunction barring the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (USVA) from using the "Vet360" and "Veteran 360" trademarks (Rick Collins, et al. v. U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, No. 19-867, S.D. Calif., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 5625). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=21-5%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Trademarks%209%20(2020)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' WASHINGTON, D.C. - In a Jan. 15 ruling, the Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals found that a federal judge in Connecticut did not abuse his discretion in granting LEGO A/S a preliminary injunction barring a competitor from selling action figures that infringe LEGO's "minifigure" copyrights (LEGO A/S v. ZURU Inc., No. 19-2122, Fed. Cir., 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 1282). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=21-5%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Trademarks%2010%20(2020)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' SAN FRANCISCO - A federal magistrate judge in California on Dec. 20 dismissed a declaratory judgment counterclaim of false advertising alleged in a dispute over co-authorship of the documentary "Sign My Name to Freedom" (Focal Point Films LLC, et al. v. Arjot Sandhu, No. 19-2898, N.D. Calif., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 219314). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=21-5%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Trademarks%2011%20(2020)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' ROCHESTER, N.Y. - Despite a purposeful failure by two defendants to enter an appearance in a trademark infringement case, the trademark owner was denied a default judgment Dec. 26 by a federal judge in New York who found that the defendants' accused use of the "Deep" trademark is unlikely to cause consumer confusion (Deep Foods Inc. v. Deep Foods Inc., et al., No. 18-1256, W.D. N.Y., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 221101). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=21-5%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Trademarks%2012%20(2020)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' WASHINGTON, D.C. - In its Jan. 6 opening merits brief, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) opposes the Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals' finding that "Booking.com" is a protectable trademark, asking the U.S. Supreme Court to find that the combination of a generic top-level domain (TLD), such as ".com," and a generic term does not create a registrable mark (U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, et al. v. Booking.com B.V., No. 19-46, U.S. Sup.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=21-5%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Trademarks%2013%20(2020)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' WASHINGTON, D.C. - In a respondent brief filed Nov. 27, Fossil Inc. tells the U.S. Supreme Court that the Lanham Act and long-standing precedent support the Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals' finding that disgorgement of a trademark infringer's profits requires proof that the infringement was willful, rather than innocent (Romag Fasteners Inc. v. Fossil Inc., et al., No. 18-1233, U.S. Sup.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=21-4%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Trademarks%201%20(2019)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' GREENSBORO, N.C. - Sportswear giant Nike Inc. on Dec. 2 was enjoined from use of the phrase "Sport Changes Everything," after a North Carolina federal judge found that the owner of the "Change Everything" and "Running Changes Everything" trademarks is likely to succeed on its allegation of infringement (Fleet Feet Inc. v. Nike Inc., No. 19-885, M.D.N.C., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 207068). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=21-4%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Trademarks%202%20(2019)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' CHARLESTON, S.C. - In a Nov. 26 holding, a federal judge in South Carolina found that his August 2019 preliminary injunction must be modified to require a plaintiff to post bond (George Sink P.A. Injury Lawyers v. George Sink II Law Firm LLC, et al., No. 19-1206, D. S.C., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 204840). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=21-4%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Trademarks%203%20(2019)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' PITTSBURGH - A trademark infringement counterclaimant on Dec. 3 won a preliminary injunction barring a false advertising plaintiff from prosecuting a petition to cancel "The Big Switch" and "Big Switch" trademarks with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) (Mazcon v. BEG Group LLC, et al., No. 19-40, W.D. Pa., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 207942). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=21-4%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Trademarks%204%20(2019)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' SEATTLE - On the heels of a September summary judgment ruling in favor of a trademark infringement counterclaimant, a federal judge on Dec. 6 permanently enjoined further use of the "Bok Bok" unregistered mark by a plaintiff in the state of Washington (BBC Group NV LLC v. Island Life Restaurant Group LLC, No. 18-1011, W.D. Wash., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 210866). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=21-4%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Trademarks%205%20(2019)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' CHICAGO - In entering relief following a jury trial, a Wisconsin federal judge did not abuse his discretion in requiring a trademark infringer to run only a disclaimer that makes clear it is not associated with a trademark owner, a Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled Dec. 9 (Fabick Inc. v. JFTCO Inc., Nos. 19-1760 & 19-1872, 7th Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 36418). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=21-4%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Trademarks%206%20(2019)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' WILMINGTON, Del. - In a Dec. 4 holding, a federal judge in Delaware granted New Balance Athletics Inc. summary judgment on allegations the domestic distributor of Chinese counterfeit New Balance sneakers is liable for trademark infringement and dilution (New Balance Athletics Inc. v. USA New Bunren International Co. Ltd., No. 17-1700, D. Del., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 208759). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=21-4%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Trademarks%207%20(2019)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Dec. 9 found that it lacks appellate jurisdiction over an appeal of a dismissal, on standing grounds, by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) of a trade dress cancellation petition (Todd C. Bank v. Al Johnson's Swedish Restaurant & Butik Inc., No. 19-1880, Fed. Cir.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=21-4%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Trademarks%208%20(2019)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' CHARLOTTE, N.C. - A federal judge in North Carolina held Nov. 26 that an insurance policy's intellectual property exclusion "unequivocally bars coverage" for an underlying trademark lawsuit brought against the insured, granting the insurer's motion for summary judgment (Direct Technologies International, Inc. v. Maxum Indemnity Co., No. 19-81, W.D. N.C., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 205158). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=21-4%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Trademarks%209%20(2019)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' WASHINGTON, D.C. - In a Nov. 20 unpublished ruling, the Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals upheld the rejection by a federal judge in New Jersey of allegations that the owner of a medical publishing company infringed 16 trademarks belonging to a family member (Engage Healthcare Communications LLC, et al. v. Intellisphere LLC, et al., No. 19-1017, 3rd Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 34515). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=21-4%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Trademarks%2010%20(2019)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' SAN FRANCISCO - The latest appellate challenge in a long-running dispute over who is the rightful leader of a California Indian tribe ended Dec. 9 before it began when the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals dismissed an appeal by another tribe seeking to intervene for failure to prosecute (Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians v. Cesar Caballero v. Wopumnes Nisenan-Mewuk Tribe, No. 19-16576, 9th Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 36433). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=21-4%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Trademarks%2011%20(2019)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' SAN FRANCISCO - In a Nov. 25 order, a federal judge in California rejected a defendant's request for dismissal of allegations that it infringed the "Steeped Coffee" trademark (Steeped Inc. v. NuZee Inc., No. 19-3763, N.D. Calif., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 203545). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=21-4%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Trademarks%2012%20(2019)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' WASHINGTON, D.C. - In a Nov. 7 brief, houseware maker Bodum USA Inc. tells the U.S. Supreme Court that a competitor's petition for certiorari in a dispute over the trade dress of a Bodum French press coffee maker should be denied because the petitioner misstates controlling case law and is attempting to rehash the trial court's ruling against it (A Top New Casting Inc. v. Bodum USA Inc., No. 19-462, U.S. Sup.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=21-4%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Trademarks%2013%20(2019)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' WASHINGTON, D.C. - With U.S. Supreme Court oral arguments a month away, a clothing manufacturer argues in its Dec. 12 reply brief that claim preclusion did not prevent it from asserting a release defense to trademark claims against it because the present law suit involves different claims and facts from a previous lawsuit between the same parties, asking the high court to overturn an "unprecedented decision" to the contrary by the Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals (Lucky Brand Dungarees Inc., et al. v. Marcel Fashion Group Inc., No. 18-1086, U.S. Sup.).