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Intellectual Property

Jun. 20, 2013

Levi Strauss can challenge Abercrombie trademarks, appeals court rules

Unfavorable federal court decisions against Levi Strauss & Co. do not bar the San Francisco-based jeans seller from challenging trademark applications filed by Abercrombie & Fitch Trading Co., a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday.


By Kevin Lee


Daily Journal Staff Writer


U nfavorable federal court decisions against Levi Strauss & Co. do not bar the San Francisco-based jeans seller from challenging trademark applications filed by Abercrombie & Fitch Trading Co., a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday.


The panel decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit means that Levi Strauss and Ohio-based Abercrombie will continue their trademark battle befo...

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