No. 24-953

Lerner and Rowe PC, an Arizona Corporation v. Brown Engstrand & Shely LLC, dba Accident Law Group, an Arizona Corporation, et al.

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-03-05
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Tags: circuit-split consumer-confusion intellectual-property lanham-act likelihood-of-confusion trademark-infringement
Latest Conference: 2025-05-22
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Whether the Ninth Circuit has created conflicts with the First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Tenth, and Eleventh Circuits via its analysis of factors that determine likelihood of consumer confusion in trademark infringement actions.

2. Whether the Ninth Circuit has frustrated the goals of the Lanham act via its analysis of factors that determine likelihood of consumer confusion in trademark infringement actions.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Ninth Circuit's analysis of likelihood of consumer confusion factors in trademark infringement actions conflicts with other Circuit Courts and frustrates the Lanham Act's goals

Docket Entries

2025-05-27
Petition DENIED.
2025-05-06
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/22/2025.
2025-05-02
Reply of Lerner and Rowe, PC submitted.
2025-05-02
2025-04-18
Brief of Brown Engstrand & Shely LLC, d/b/a Accident Law Group, et al. in opposition submitted.
2025-04-18
Brief of respondents Brown Engstrand & Shely LLC, d/b/a Accident Law Group, et al. in opposition filed.
2025-03-31
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 18, 2025 (14-day extension of time).
2025-03-28
Motion of Brown Engstrand & Shely LLC, d/b/a Accident Law Group, et al. for an extension of time submitted.
2025-03-27
Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 4, 2025 to April 18, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
2025-03-03
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 4, 2025)

Attorneys

Brown Engstrand & Shely LLC, d/b/a Accident Law Group, et al.
Maria Crimi SpethJaburg & Wilk, P.C., Respondent
Lerner and Rowe, PC
Andrew Michael GagginLerner & Rowe PC, Petitioner