Parties Debate Defense Preclusion In ‘Lucky’ Trademark Row

Mealey's (January 13, 2020, 2:07 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court on Jan. 13 heard oral arguments in a trademark dispute over whether federal preclusion principles bar a defendant from raising defenses that were not actually litigated and resolved in any prior case between the parties, when a plaintiff asserts new claims against the same defendant (Lucky Brand Dungarees Inc., et al. v. Marcel Fashion Group Inc., No. 18-1086, U.S. Sup.)....