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A logo on the fastening of a leather bag in the window of a Tod's SpA luxury boutique in central Paris, France, on Monday, Feb. 12, 2024. The founding family of Tod's is teaming up with buyout firm L Catterton in a new attempt to take the company private, with a bid that values the Italian luxury brand at about 1.4 billion ($1.5 billion). Photographer: Nathan Laine/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Tod’s Sinks Luxury Purse Maker’s Double-T Logo Trademark Suit

Luxury designer Tod’s SpA defeated claims that its interlocking double-T logo infringes a registered trademark used on $1,000 to $3,000 purses mostly sold by word of mouth and house parties.

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Case: Copyrights/Counterclaims (N.D. Ill.)

The court granted in part Numero Group LLC’s motion to dismiss in part TufAmerica Inc.'s counterclaims in Numero’s action seeking to establish a superior claim to music and that it didn’t tortiously interfere with a contractual relationship. Numero Grp. LLC v. TufAmerica Inc., 2026 BL 172591, N.D. Ill., 25 CV 9674, 5/11/26

Case: Trademarks/Summary Judgment (S.D.N.Y.)

The court granted Tod’s S.p.A. and Deva Inc.'s motion for summary judgment on Tribe of Two LLC’s action for willful infringement and unfair competition relating to a logo consisting of two interlocking letter Ts. Tribe of Two LLC v. Tod’s S.p.A., 2026 BL 172469, S.D.N.Y., 23-CV-3255 (JGLC), 5/11/26

Case: Trademarks/Pleadings (E.D. Cal.)

The court denied Sacramento Event Co. LLC’s motion to dismiss Modern Event Furniture’s trade dress infringement action related to furniture for rental companies, because Modern Event sufficiently pleaded nonfunctionality and distinctiveness. Mod. Event Furniture v. Sacramento Event Co. LLC, 2026 BL 172061, E.D. Cal., 2:23-cv-02089-JDP, 5/11/26

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