Set forth below is a selective, chronological list of leading or illustrative judicial opinions pertaining to trademark law. The links that follow the case names and citations provide access to various versions of the opinions. Links labelled “PDF” and “MSWord” correspond to versions of the cases that have been edited for teaching. Links labelled “original” correspond to versions that have not been edited.
- INS v. AP, 248 U.S. 215 (1918)
- Polaroid Corp. v. Polarad Elects., 287 F.2d 492 (CA2 1961) [PDF version] [MSWord version]
- Blue Bell, Inc. v. Farah Manufacturing Co., 508 F.2d 1260 (5th Cir. 1975) [PDF version] [MSWord version]
- Abercrombie & Fitch Co. v. Hunting World, 537 F.2d 4 (CA2 1976) [PDF version] [MSWord version]
- Inwood Labs v. Ives Labs, 456 U.S. 844 (1982)
- Park ‘n Fly, Inc. v. Dollar Park and Fly, Inc., 469 U.S. 189 (1985) [PDF version] [MSWord version]
- Murphy Door Bed Co. v. Interior Sleep Systems, Inc., 874 F.2d 95 (2d Cir. 1989) [PDF version] [MSWord version]
- New Kids on the Block v. News America Publishing, 971 F.2d 302 (9th Cir. 1992) [PDF version] [MSWord version]
- Qualitex Co. v. Jacobson Products, 514 U.S. 159 (1995) [PDF version] [MSWord version]
- Rock & Roll Hall of Fame v. Gentile Productions, 134 F.3d 749 (CA6 1998) [PDF version] [MSWord version]
- United Industries Corp. v. Clorox Co., 140 F.3d 1175 (8th Cir. 1998) [PDF version] [MSWord version]
- Sugar Busters v. Brennan, 177 F.3d 258 (5th Cir. 1999) [PDF version] [MSWord version]
- Wal-Mart Stores v. Samara Brothers, 529 U.S. 205 (2000) [PDF version] [MSWord version]
- TrafFix Devices v. Marketing Displays, 532 U.S. 23 (2001) [PDF version] [MSWord version]
- Cashmere & Camel Hair Manufacturers Institute v. Saks Fifth Avenue, 284 F.3d 302 (1st Cir. 2002) [PDF version] [MSWord version]
- Mattel., Inc. v. MCA Records, Inc., 296 F.3d 894 (9th Cir. 2002), cert. denied, 537 U.S. 1171 (2003) [PDF version]
- Dastar Corp. v. Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp., 539 U.S. 23 (2003) [PDF version] [MSWord version]
- KP Permanent Make-Up, Inc. v. Lasting Impression I. Inc., 543 U.S. 111 (2004) [PDF version] [MSWord version]
- Gibson Guitar Corp. v. Paul Reed Smith Guitars, 423 F.3d 539 (6th Cir. 2005) [PDF version] [MSWord version]
- Synergistic International LLC v. Korman, 470 F.3d 162 (4th Cir. 2006) [PDF version] [MSWord version]
- Top Tobacco, LP v. North Atlantic Operating Co., 509 F.3d 380 (7th Cir. 2007) [PDF version]
- Louis Vuitton v. Haute Diggity Dog, 507 F.3d 252 (CA4 2007) [PDF version] [MSWord version]
- Hornby v. TJX Companies, 87 USPQ2d 1411 (T.T.A.B. 2008) [PDF version] [MSWord version]
- Aycock Engineering v. Airflite, Inc., 560 F.3d 1350 (Fed. Cir. 2009) [PDF version] [MSWord version]
- Pro-Football, Inc. v. Harjo, 565 F.3d 880 (DC Cir. 2009) [PDF version] [MSWord version]
- Tiffany v. Ebay, 600 F.3d 93 (2d Cir. 2010) [PDF version] [MSWord version]
- Nightingale Home Healthcare, Inc. v. Anodyne Therapy, LLC, 626 F.3d 958 (7th Cir. 2010) [PDF version] [MSWord version]
- Eva’s Bridal Ltd. v. Halanick Enterprises, Inc., 639 F.3d 788 (7th Cir. 2011) [PDF version] [MSWord version]
- Barclays Capital, Inc. v. Theflyonthewall.com, 650 F.3d 876 (2d Cir. 2011) [PDF version] [MSWord version]
- GoPets Ltd v. Hise, 657 F.3d 1024 (9th Cir. 2011) [PDF version]
- Fagnelli Plumbing Co. v. Gillece Plumbing and Heating, Inc., 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 15090 (WD Pa. 2011) [PDF version] [MSWord version]
- Kraft Foods Group Brands v. Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, 735 F.3d 735 (CA7 2013) [PDF version] [MSWord version]
- Starbucks Corp. v. Wolfe’s Borough Coffee, Inc., 736 F.3d 198 (2d Cir. 2013) [PDF version] [MSWord version]
- Apple, Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co., 786 F.3d 983 (CAFC 2015) [PDF version] [MSWord version]
- Radiance Foundation v. NAACP, 786 F.3d 316 (CA4 2015) [PDF version] [MSWord version]
- In re Tam, 808 F.3d 1321(CAFC 2015) [PDF version] [MSWord version]