IP Law 360

JANUARY 5, 2023

Lewis Brisbois wants a Texas federal court to revoke Pacer access to a man the law firm is suing for registering a business also named "Lewis Brisbois," accusing the alleged copycat company's president of filing a barrage of "childish name calling" and "bloviated rantings" on the court docket.

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IP Law 360

JANUARY 31, 2023

The parties on the receiving end of a trademark infringement suit brought by Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP said Tuesday that they wouldn't accept the terms of a permanent injunction put forward by the law firm, prompting a federal district judge to remark that he's "never, ever seen anything like" the conduct by the parties.

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IP Law 360

JUNE 7, 2022

Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP has added a former assistant U.S. attorney in Savannah, Georgia, to its Atlanta office to serve as vice chair of the firm's government investigations and white collar defense practice.

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IP Law 360

APRIL 25, 2023

A Texas attorney accused of registering a mediation business using the same name as Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP has five days to comply with the BigLaw firm's discovery requests, a federal judge has ruled.

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IP Law 360

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Two Texans being sued by Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP for trademark infringement have asked a federal judge to reconsider an order barring them from using the law firm's name, saying the firm is "recasting" a trial court loss as a Lanham Act issue.

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IP Law 360

APRIL 28, 2023

A Texas attorney accused of not complying with court-ordered discovery in a trademark row with Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP told the court she couldn't be held in contempt because the documents requested by the BigLaw firm are in the custody of another defendant.

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IP Law 360

APRIL 14, 2023

BigLaw firm Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP has asked a Houston federal judge to hold one of its adversaries in a trademark suit in contempt for failing to comply with court-ordered discovery, writing that the punishment is appropriate because she "clearly believes the court's order does not apply to her."

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IP Law 360

MAY 13, 2022

Lewis Roca has added a former intellectual property attorney from Lewis Brisbois to the firm's Los Angeles office, and WilmerHale has brought on a former Gibson Dunn partner who chaired the firm's trade secrets practice group. Here are the details on these and other notable hires.

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IP Law 360

JANUARY 18, 2023

The plaintiff in a Texas lawsuit that triggered a trademark showdown with BigLaw hitter Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP has appealed a judge's ruling in an effort to recover attorney fees and other court costs, a move fiercely opposed by the firm.

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IP Law 360

JANUARY 24, 2023

A man being sued by Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP told a federal court Tuesday that its bid to revoke his Pacer access was a "profound embarrassment to anyone who calls themself a lawyer" and was indicative that the firm's attorneys "do not know what they are doing."

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IP Law 360

OCTOBER 21, 2022

The head of a Texas mediation company that shares its name with 1,600-lawyer BigLaw behemoth Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP, told a federal judge Friday that the firm lost the rights to its name two years ago.

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IP Law 360

JANUARY 10, 2023

A Texas federal judge has denied an attorney's bid to be removed from a trademark suit brought by Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP, writing that he is "reluctant" to decide the nature of the lawyer's actions when he filed an assumed name certificate using the same name as the national law firm.

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IP Law 360

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP's trademark infringement suit against three Texans will proceed in court after a hearing Friday in which U.S. Ellison said it was "hard to believe" that one of the attorneys filed cases using the firm's name "with a clear conscience and clear heart." District Judge Keith P.

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