Lucky Brand Dungarees v. Marcel Fashions Group - Post-Decision SCOTUScast
featuring Paul Stancil
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On May 14, 2020, in an opinion by Justice Sotomayor the Supreme Court, in a vote of 9-0, reversed and remanded the case Lucky Brand Dungarees v. Marcel Fashions Group holding:
Because the trademark action at issue challenged different conduct—and raised different claims—from an earlier action between the parties, Marcel cannot preclude Lucky Brand from raising new defenses, including a defense that Lucky Brand failed to press fully in the earlier suit.
To discuss the case, we have Paul Stancil, Professor of Law at Bingham Young University.