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Case: Trademarks/Summary Judgment (N.D. Ohio)

The court granted in part and denied in part Plastics Boutique LLC’s and Plastics NYC LLC’s motions for summary judgment on Plastics NYC LLC’s trademark infringement, unfair competition, trademark dilution, and unfair and deceptive trade practices action and Plastics Boutique’s counterclaims. Plastics NYC LLC v. Plastics Boutique LLC, 2025 BL 337289, N.D. Ohio, 1:23-cv-02291, 9/22/25

Case: Trademarks/Likelihood of Confusion (N.D. Ill.)

The court denied ThinkPet LLC’s motion for summary judgment on The Kyjen Company LLC’s action for infringement of its “Fun Feeder” trademark, because a reasonable jury could find that ThinkPet’s use of “Fun Feeder” likely confused customers, and ThinkPet’s fair use defense fails.
Kyjen Co. LLC v. Individuals, Corps., Ltd. Liab. Co, P’ships & Unincorporated Ass’ns, 2025 BL 337828, N.D. Ill., 23 C 15119, 9/22/25

Case: Patents/Anticipation & Obviousness (P.T.A.B.)

The PTAB determined that challenged claims of The Johns Hopkins University’s patent directed to anti-cancer therapies that block immune system checkpoints, including the programmed death-1 receptor, are unpatentable, in an inter partes review by Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC v. The Johns Hopkins University, P.T.A.B., IPR 2024-00649, 9/23/25

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