Intellectual Property LITIGATION CASES

Our intellectual property litigation attorney has worked on numerous litigation cases. Below are some sample cases Brandon Leavitt was apart of.

VERIFY HIM, LLC VS. JESSICA LANNING – TRADEMARK OPPOSITION TTAB PROCEEDING 91252600.

August 8, 2022

Verify Him, LLC vs. Jessica Lanning – Trademark Opposition TTAB Proceeding 91252600.

In 2019 Brandon Leavitt successfully opposed the registration of a standard character mark on the grounds that it would result in a strong likelihood of confusion among consumers pertaining to the applicant’s mark and his client’s registered mark. The matter proceeded before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, where Mr. Leavitt ultimately proved that the Plaintiff’s applied-for mark was unregistrable, the TTAB finding that he had proved that his client was entitled to a statutory cause of action, priority, and likelihood of confusion by a preponderance of the evidence.

To learn more about Mr. Leavitt’s winning argument in Verify Him, LLC vs. Jessica Lanning, Trademark Opposition TTAB Proceeding 91252600, read his Final Brief to the Court, or read the Board’s Final Ruling agreeing with Mr. Leavitt’s arguments on all essential grounds.

PEARSON’S INC. V. ACKERMAN, CIVIL ACTION NO. 7:18-CV-00013-BP.

July 29, 2019

Pearson’s Inc. v. Ackerman et al, Civil Action No. 7:18-cv-00013-BP.

In 2019 Brandon Leavitt successfully defended a small cattle rancher in a trade dress infringement suit by a large manufacturer of cattle chutes. The matter proceeded to a federal trial, where Mr. Leavitt ultimately proved that the Plaintiff’s registered trade dress was invalid and should be cancelled. In a true David and Goliath moment, the Plaintiff had demanded millions of dollars from Mr. Leavitt’s client––and lost its own federal trade dress registration in the process.

In establishing his case, Mr. Leavitt demonstrated how the United States Patent and Trademark Office might sometimes grant a trademark or trade dress that is nevertheless unenforceable in other jurisdictions, and provided a clear analysis on complex trademark issues such as: functionality, abandonment, fraudulent procurement, laches, unclean hands, equitable estoppel, and fair use.

To learn more about Mr. Leavitt’s winning argument in Pearson’s Inc. v. Ackerman, Civil Action No. 7:18-cv-00013-BP, read his Final Brief to the Court, or read the Judge’s Final Ruling agreeing with Mr. Leavitt’s arguments on all essential grounds.