Law360, New York (July 5, 2017, 3:34 PM EDT) — From karaoke tracks to SpongeBob Squarepants to Google to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on the Slants and the Redskins, it was an action-packed first half of 2017 in the world of trademark law. As we head into the back half of the year, here are the seven...

Law360, Los Angeles (June 13, 2017, 7:10 PM EDT) — A California federal judge tentatively ruled Tuesday that Dan Aykroyd’s Crystal Head Vodka company is entitled to a U.S. sales ban and $870,000 in disgorged profits from a spirits rival that knocked off its iconic bottle — short of the worldwide ban and $13 million...

A tequila company ripped off the distinctive skull-shaped bottle of comedy legend Dan Aykroyd’s Crystal Head Vodka, a California federal jury found on Wednesday, handing Crystal Head and its attorneys at Berg & Androphy and Bird Marella a win in a trade dress infringement suit. The jury delivered a unanimous verdict in favor of Crystal Head...

Dan Aykroyd’s Crystal Head Vodka emerged victorious Wednesday in a Los Angeles federal trademark dispute with a tequila company over skull-shaped bottles that each brand uses to distribute their spirits. In its lawsuit, Crystal Head maker Globefill Inc. — which is majority owned by the “Ghostbusters” star — alleged that Kah Tequila’s packaging was a...

Law360, Los Angeles (March 29, 2017, 2:23 PM EDT) — A tequila company ripped off the distinctive skull-shaped bottle of comedy legend Dan Aykroyd’s Crystal Head Vodka, a California federal jury found on Wednesday, handing Crystal Head a win in its trade dress infringement suit. *  *  * After the verdict was read, Aykroyd told...

Law360, Los Angeles (March 28, 2017, 10:44 PM EDT) — Lawyers for actor Dan Aykroyd’s Crystal Head Vodka dropped a bombshell just before closing arguments in their trade dress suit against a tequila rival, calling a sculptor to testify that he had been asked to base the rival’s bottle on Crystal Head’s — and that...

Law360, Los Angeles (March 24, 2017, 10:10 PM EDT) — Tequila company Element Spirits on Friday defended itself against claims it ripped off Dan Aykroyd’s Crystal Head Vodka’s unique skull-shaped bottle, calling an expert to testify in the California federal jury trial that a survey showing consumers confused the two brands was “unrealistic.” During the...

Law360, Los Angeles (March 23, 2017, 10:03 PM EDT) — Comedy legend Dan Aykroyd on Thursday told a California federal jury that a tequila company had ripped off his Crystal Head Vodka brand’s unique skull-shaped bottle, pulling out a ruler to dissect what he said are obvious similarities between the two bottles. In the afternoon...

Law360, Los Angeles (March 21, 2017, 10:01 PM EDT) — The founder of a tequila company accused by Dan Aykroyd’s Crystal Head Vodka of ripping off its unique skull-shaped bottle on Tuesday defended her creation before a California federal jury, testifying she’d never even heard of Crystal Head Vodka when she designed her bottle. On...

Law360, Los Angeles (March 15, 2017, 5:01 PM EDT) — The maker of actor Dan Aykroyd’s Crystal Head Vodka told a California federal jury during Wednesday’s opening statements in the trade dress infringement case that a rival spirits company is selling tequila in a “cheap knockoff” of its distinctive skull-shaped bottle. The suit sees Crystal...