Bryan P. Sugar

Bryan’s practice includes administration of domestic and international trademark registration programs, intellectual property issues in acquisitions and secured transactions, and litigation and counseling involving copyrights, trademarks, patents, domain names, e-commerce, licensing, rights of publicity and rights in computer software and databases. He also counsels banks, investors and other lenders on how to secure intellectual property as collateral in connection with loans or other financing arrangements.

Representative Cases

• Advance Thermal Corp. et al v. Thermohelp, Inc., N.D.Ill. (pending copyright infringement and unfair competition litigation)
• Cobra Fixations Cie Ltee-Cobra Anchors Co. Ltd. v. Bulldog Hardware, M.D.N.C. (pending design patent litigation)
• Homedirect, Inc. v. Ensenda, Inc., N.D.Ill. (trademark infringement litigation)
• Homedirect, Inc. v. Whitley, N.D.Ill. (trademark infringement litigation)
• Just Enterprises, Inc. v. Bilbrey et al, S.D.Ill. (trademark infringement litigation)
• Douglas Fieger et al v. Joseph Simmons et al, C.D.Cal. (copyright infringement litigation)
• Bernini Inc v. Fragrancenet.com Inc, C.D.Cal. (trademark infringement litigation)
• Just Enterprises, Inc. v. Justice, Inc., W.D.Mo. (trademark infringement litigation)
• Village Plumbing & Sewer Service, Inc. v. Village Sewer & Plumbing, Inc., N.D.Ill. (trademark infringement litigation)
• Ramirez v. Marky Sparky Inc, et al, S.D.Cal. (trademark infringement litigation)
• The Spoilage Cutter Company, Inc. v. World Kitchen, Inc. et al, N.D.Ill. (patent infringement litigation)
• Alton Industries Group Ltd. v. East Precision Measuring Tool Co. Ltd., Urban Gorilla Tools, Inc., Larry Lemelson et al., N.D. Ill. (breach of contract, tortious interference, defamation, and consumer fraud suit concerning product importation)
• Quickie Manufacturing Corporation v. Lola Products Corporation, N.D.Ill. (trade dress infringement litigation)
• Laurie Rubin Inc v. Bernini Inc et al, N.D.Ill. (copyright infringement litigation)
• SSA Global Technologies, Inc. v. Magline, Inc., N.D.Ill. (copyright infringement litigation)
• Seven Towns Ltd v. Hazco Promotions Inc, N.D.Ill. (trademark infringement litigation)
• Spec F Inc v. Wagner, et al, E.D.Mich. (trademark infringement litigation)
• Ab Anoto v. Sekendur, N.D.Ill. (design patent infringement litigation)
• Compucredit Corp v. Aspire One Fin Corp, N.D.Ill. (trademark infringement litigation)
• Star Scientific Inc. v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. (patent infringement litigation)
• Kolody v. The Coca-Cola Co., 7th Cir., 537 U.S. 1226 (copyright infringement litigation)