9th Circuit Reinstates Trademark Dispute Over ‘Honey Badger’ Cards

Mealey's (July 31, 2018, 1:45 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A California federal judge’s grant of summary judgment in favor of two defendants accused of infringing “Honey Badger” catchphrases coined by a YouTube star was reversed July 30 by the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, who found that jurors could conclude that the goodwill associated with the marks was appropriated in a series of greeting cards (Christopher Gordon v. Drape Creative Inc., et al., No. 16-56715, 9th Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 20986)....